Stewart v. . Turney
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment, entered December 2, 1922, upon an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department reversing a judgment in favor of plaintiffs, entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term and directing a dismissal of the complaint.
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Appeal from a judgment, entered December 2, 1922, upon an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department reversing a judgment in favor of plaintiffs, entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term and directing a dismissal of the complaint. It appearing by the conveyance to plaintiffs’ grantors that the west line of the property in dispute extended along the shore of the lake, plaintiffs’ title passed to low-water mark, and regardless of riparian rights the judgment of the trial court was proper. (Ledyard v. Ten Eyck, 36 Barb. 125; Canal…
1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, J.
Cayuga lake is thirty-eight miles long and from one to three miles wide. Lying east' of the Massachusetts pre-emption line it is no part of the state’s boundary. Not far away are ten other lakes of considerable size. Some — Canaderaga, Cazenovia, Onondaga, Otisco and Cross — are but a few miles long and from one-half to two miles wide. Others — Otsego, Owasco and Skaneateles — are larger. One — Oneida — has more water surface than Cayuga. Further east are similar lakes — Lake George, Saratoga lake, Cranberry, Saranac, Tupper, Schroon and others.
All these lakes are alike in some respects. At…
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