Tyler v. Heidorn
New York Supreme Court
THIS was an action brought upon a contract or indenture, and was tried .before John B. Gfale, Esq. as referee. Upon the trial the plaintiff offered and read in evidence, a contract made by, and between Stephen Van Rensselaer, since deceased, and Lebheus Herrick, and bearing date the 5th day of June, a. d. 1794, the execution of Which contract was admitted, and which was in substance set forth in the complaint.
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THIS was an action brought upon a contract or indenture, and was tried .before John B. Gfale, Esq. as referee. Upon the trial the plaintiff offered and read in evidence, a contract made by, and between Stephen Van Rensselaer, since deceased, and Lebheus Herrick, and bearing date the 5th day of June, a. d. 1794, the execution of Which contract was admitted, and which was in substance set forth in the complaint. The contract was set forth in the complaint, which alleged, 1. A seisin of the premises in Stephen Van Rensselaer, in June, 1794. 2. A grant of the same in fee, June 5,1794, to Lebheus…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Hogeboom, J.
So many cases have arisen in regard to the lands held under the Van Rensselaer title, that most of the questions respecting them ought to be deemed at rest, at least in this court. It may not be unprofitable to make a brief digest of the leading decisions in regard to the principal questions involved. They may be embraced under the following heads : 1. The nature of the relations between the parties to the conveyances out of which the questions arise, and the nature of the rent or payment which is charged, reserved or secured by such conveyances. 2. How far, and to…
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