People v. Livingston
New York Supreme Court
This was an action in the nature of an ejectment, brought by the people, to recover the possession of land lying in the county of Columbia, being part of the manor of Livingston. The cause was tried at the circuit court, held in Columbia county, in April, 1850, before Mr. Justice Wright; a trial by jury having been waived by the consent of parties.
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This was an action in the nature of an ejectment, brought by the people, to recover the possession of land lying in the county of Columbia, being part of the manor of Livingston. The cause was tried at the circuit court, held in Columbia county, in April, 1850, before Mr. Justice Wright; a trial by jury having been waived by the consent of parties. After the evidence was closed and a motion had been made by the defendant for a nonsuit, the case by agreement of parties, was re-argued on the 27th May, 1850, at Albany. The following opinion and decision of the court contains a statement of the…
1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.
This action is brought by the plaintiffs to recover the possession of about 150 acres of unimproved wood lands, situated in the town of Gallatin, in the county of Columbia. The lands are in a tract, originally of upwards of 160,000 acres, and known for at least a century past as the manor of Livingston.
The complaint alledges that the plaintiffs are, and have been for many years past, the owners and entitled to the possession of the land described therein; and that being such owners and entitled to the possession of the premises, the defendant, without the leave or license of the plaintiffs,…
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