Stewart v. Turney

Kruse, P. J.:

The plaintiffs claim the exclusive right to hunt upon certain lands adjoining Cayuga lake, including the foreshore between high and low-water mark. This claim is based upon a lease from the owner giving them the exclusive right to hunt and trap upon such adjoining land. The learned judge at Special Term held with the plaintiffs and made a decision enjoining the defendants from hunting and trespassing upon the same (117 Misc. Rep. 398). Judgment was entered upon such decision and the defendants appeal.

It appears that the defendants on various occasions hunted wild ducks from the…