Drake v. Crowell

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Van Syckel, J.

This action of ejectment is brought to try the title to land situate at Perth Amboy.

*59Both parties derive title from Simeon B. Drake; the plaintiff as his heir-at-law, the defendant through a conveyance made by Simeon in his lifetime.

On the 30th of June, 1846, Simeon conveyed the premises in question to Gage Inslee; in 1859, the executors of Gage Inslee conveyed to Sarah Ann Sutton, who, in 1872, conveyed to the defendant, Crowell.

The plaintiff’s case rests upon the allegation that the conveyance to Gage Inslee was procured by fraud or…