Jackson ex dem. Sagoharie v. Dobbin
New York Supreme Court
THIS was an action of ejectment, for lot No. 39, in the township of Junius. The cause was tried before Mr. Justice Tompkins, at the circuit in Seneca, county, on the 22d June, 1807. Atthe trial, the lease, entry and ouster were confessed, and the possession of the defendant proved.
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THIS was an action of ejectment, for lot No. 39, in the township of Junius. The cause was tried before Mr. Justice Tompkins, at the circuit in Seneca, county, on the 22d June, 1807. Atthe trial, the lease, entry and ouster were confessed, and the possession of the defendant proved. In June, 1794, Murray & Mumford, two of the lessors of the plaintiff, went on the lot in question, which was surveyed by their direction, and a log-house built upon it, but none of the land was then cleared. In May or June, 1805, the defendant in a conversation with a witness for the plaintiff, offered a part of…
1Per curiam
This is a clear case.. There is an uneequivocal acknowledgment by the defendant, that he went into possession under Murray &? Mumford, two of the lessors of the plaintiff; and whether he held under them or. not was a matter of fact for the jury to decide. The motion for a new trial must be denied.
Rule refused.
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