St. John v. Northrup
New York Supreme Court
MOTION by the plaintiff. Ferdinand St. John, for judgment on a verdict in his favor, taken at the circuit held in Ontario county in February, 1855, subject to the opinion of the supreme court upon a case. The facts stated in the opinion of the court are sufficient for the understanding of the questions decided. The action was to recover the possession of real estate.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Welles, J.
The issue originally made by the pleadings was between John Henry Herbert St. John, an infant, by his guardian Henry Joseph St. John, and Ferdinand St. John, as plaintiffs, and the defendant. The complaint stated, in substance, that William James St. John, deceased, the father of the plaintiff, John Henry Herbert St.'John, was seised in fee of the premises in question- That in the year 1845, the said William James died, leaving a will, whereby a power in trust was granted to the executors therein named, to sell all his estate, real and personal, in the state of New…
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