Legal Opinion
Lehrman v. Lake Katonah Club, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 9, 2005PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action, inter alia, for a judgment declaring that the plaintiff is the owner of certain real property, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Murphy, J.), entered January 14, 2004, which declared the defendant to be the holder of valid title in fee to the subject property.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
When an owner of property sells a lot with reference to a map, and the map shows that the lot abuts upon a street, the conveyance presumptively conveys fee ownership to the center of the street on which the lot abuts, subject to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bissell v. . the New York Central R.R. CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1861
- Mott v. . MottNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Fiebelkorn v. RogackiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1952
- Matter of LadueNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Fiebelkorn v. RogackiNew York Court of Appeals · 1953
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