Bradt v. Church
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, entered upon the report of a referee. The action was one of ejectment to recover lands in the town of Berne, Albany county.
1Opinion of the Court
LANDON, J.:
We do not think this judgment can be upheld.
It was admitted on the trial that the land described in the complaint was, at the date of the lease, from Stephen Yan Rensselaer to Peter Snyder, subject to the conditions thereof. This lease was dated in 1791. It was the usual manorial lease in fee, and, as found by the referee, of the kind described in the cases of Van Rensselaer v. Hays and Van Rensselaer v. Ball (reported in 19 N. Y., 68, 100). It also appeared that before the commencement of this action, and before this defendant entered into possession of the land, the said lease…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Van Rensselaer v. . HaysNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Whiting v. . EdmundsNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Jackson ex dem. Schaick v. DavisNew York Supreme Court · 1825
- Jackson, ex rel. Shaw v. SpeakNew York Supreme Court · 1831
- Jackson v. RightmyreNew York Supreme Court · 1819
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