Ross v. Adams

The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court, delivered by

YEEDEimuEGH, J.

The Erie Eailroad Company, in 1856, took, under the provisions of their charter, the west half of lots ETo. 1, 2, 3, and 4, of block 159, on Mangin’s map of Jersey City. The jury assessed their value at $3061, which has been brought into this court. The charter vests the entire interest in the land in the company. This money represents the whole fee simple.

The applicant claims to have the whole of this money paid over to him. This is resisted by Miss Traphagen, Mr. and Mrs. Adams, and in behalf of the minor…