de St. Laurent v. Gescheidt
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Albert F. Gesoheidt, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office •of the clerk of the county of Westchester on the 26th day of May, 1896, upon the verdict of a jury directed by the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam :
This action is in ejectment. The plaintiff traced title to herself by conveyances from one Purdy, who, about 1850, was unquestionably the owner and in possession of a tract of land, including the lot in dispute. The only substantial defense sought to be. maintained on the trial ivas that of adverse possession, and the only question presented on this appeal is, whether the defendant proved such facts as entitled him to go to the jury on the question. According; to the defendant’s testimony, in 1867 he went into possession of the lot in dispute and inclosed it with a fence; that…
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