Abeel v. . Van Gelder

This action was brought to recover the possession of real property situated in the town of Catskill, in the county of Greene. It has been twice tried. On each trial the Plaintiffs had judgment for the premises claimed in the complaint. On the first trial, the judge held, as matter of law, that the Plaintiffs had the legal title, and directed judgment against the Defendants, which was affirmed at the General Term, in the Third District. An appeal was taken to this Court, when the judgment was reversed, and a new tidal was ordered, on the ground that the Supreme Court erred in holding that the…