Saranac Land & Timber Co. v. Roberts
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered May 13, 1908, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon the report of a referee. The action is in ejectment, to recover possession of the west half of the northeast. quarter of township 24, great tract I, Macomb’s purchase, in Franklin county.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered May 13, 1908, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon the report of a referee. The action is in ejectment, to recover possession of the west half of the northeast. quarter of township 24, great tract I, Macomb’s purchase, in Franklin county. The subject of the action is a large tract of wild forest land, situate in that part of the Adirondack region. The plaintiff claims to be the owner of the fee of the land, through mesne conveyances from its original owners, and…
1Opinion of the CourtGray, J.
The very careful consideration, which this case has received at the hands of the justices of the Appellate Division, would render further discussion in this court unnecessary, if certain questions, arising upon the construction of statutes of this state, did not make it advisable to give final expression to our views. The opinion of Mr. Justice Cochrane, speaking for the majority of the court below, is most elaborate and clear, and a reference to its reasoning will be profitable. The land, which the plaintiff seeks to recover the possession of, lies in the Adirondack region. It is wild,…
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