Gere v. McChesney
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from Trial Term, Onondaga County. Action by William B. Gere against George H. McChesney. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
The judgment should be affirmed, with costs.
The action is to recover possession of real property, and damages for withholding the same. The facts are not in dispute. The question involved is one of law. The land in question, with that adjoining, was originally owned by the state of New York. In 1824 and 1870 the state caused maps of the locality to be made and filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Upon both of these maps, three streets were designated—Tracey street, parallel with, and 92 feet south of, the canal, and West and Plum streets, parallel, with each other, and at right…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Haberman v. . BakerNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Graham v. . SternNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Paige v. Schenectady Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
- Cheney v. Syracuse, Ontario & New York RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
- Graham v. SternAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900