Legal Opinion
In re the City of New York
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 15, 1921PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Proceeding to determine title to lands under water.
1Opinion of the CourtFaber, J.
The admissibility in evidence of the grant made by Queen Anne to Lancaster Symes in 1708 depends upon whether said grant conveyed the land under water, and below low water mark as it existed *181in 1708, which is sought to be taken by the city in this proceeding. Counsel for the parties objecting to the admission of the Symes grant cite a number of decisions in support of their contention that grants by the sovereign ■ to a subject are to be construed strictly against the grantee. On the other hand, counsel for the Symes Foundation and the Victory Dry Dock Company, Inc., contend that such rule of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sage v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- De Lancey v. . PiepgrasNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Smith v. Staten Island Land Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1916
- Starke-Belknap v. New York Central RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
3Cited by2 opinions
- American Title & Trust Co. v. Gulf Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
- In re City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1923