People v. . Ladew
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered November 25, 1905, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon the report of a referee. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The defendant’s interest in Murray or Osprey island, affected by the plaintiff’s tax deeds, is such that he can defend his title by establishing the invalidity of such deeds.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered November 25, 1905, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon the report of a referee. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The defendant’s interest in Murray or Osprey island, affected by the plaintiff’s tax deeds, is such that he can defend his title by establishing the invalidity of such deeds. (Deering v. Reilly, 167 N. Y. 184; Jarvis v. Lynch, 157 N. Y. 445; Satterlee v. Kobbe, 173 N. Y. 91; People ex rel. Chase v.…
1Opinion of the CourtWillabd Babtlett, J.
This is an action of ejectment, or in the language of the Code of Civil Procedure, an action to recover real property. The property in controversy is an island about fifteen acres in extent known as Osprey island, situated in Paquette lake in the Adirondack region. It is also known as Murray island, having been the camping place of the Rev. W. II. II. Murray, sometimes called Adirondack Murray. The plaintiff’s title is based on three tax deeds dated in 1875, 1881 and 1884, and respectively recorded in 1877, 1882 and 1887. Each of these deeds was made by the state comptroller for the time…
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