De Lancey v. . Ganong
New York Court of Appeals
Ejectment to recover possession of a. farm, in North Salem, Westchester county. The action ■ ^as- 'ii^hfíhlti^éS in February, 1848. The plaintiff alleges that she was possessed on. the first day of January, 1848, and that the defendant entered and ejected her on the second day of the same month. Plea not guilty.
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Ejectment to recover possession of a. farm, in North Salem, Westchester county. The action ■ ^as- 'ii^hfíhlti^éS in February, 1848. The plaintiff alleges that she was possessed on. the first day of January, 1848, and that the defendant entered and ejected her on the second day of the same month. Plea not guilty. On the trial, before Mr. Justice Barculo, in June, 1851, the plaintiff gave in evidence a lease from Stephen De Lancey to Nathaniel Delavan, dated September 8th, 1775, by which the former demised to the latter certain premises (embracing those in question), described as containing,…
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.]
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] If any mere verbal disclaimer by a tenant for years could be held to work a forfeiture of the term, the evidence in this case would furnish a suitable instance for the application of the principle. The defendant distinctly disavowed the relation of tenant, claimed to be the absolute owner in fee of the demised premises, and put his…
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