Lipton v. Bruce

The plaintiffs instituted this action to confirm their title to a parcel of land and for incidental relief in the nature of an injunction barring defendant therefrom and to compel defendant to remove a building allegedly unlawfully located thereon. The defendant denies the plaintiffs’ ownership and counterclaims for a judgment that the deed purporting to convey title to the disputed land, relied on by the plaintiffs, be declared null and void and that the title to the premises be confirmed in him. The controversy presents the somewhat unusual question of whether a deed, executed by a common…