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Costa v. Benger

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
May 15, 1930
173 N.E. 843 (N.Y. 1930)

Opinion

Argued May 6, 1930

Decided May 15, 1930

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department.

James O. Sebring for appellants.

Albert Haskell, Jr., for respondents.


In the deed from Randall to Hawley the grantor did not strictly adhere to the boundaries designated on the Loring map. No distances were given and no map mentioned. The parcel conveyed by that deed was bounded on the north by a fence and, therefore, the line of division between the lands of the parties was defined by that monument. The finding at Special Term that the stumps of posts remaining under ground at the time of the trial mark the line of the fence as it existed at the date of the Randall deed is supported by the weight of evidence.

The judgment of the Appellate Division should be reversed and that of the Special Term affirmed, with costs in this court and in the Appellate Division.

CARDOZO, Ch. J., POUND, CRANE, KELLOGG, O'BRIEN and HUBBS, JJ., concur; LEHMAN, J., not sitting.

Judgment accordingly.


Summaries of

Costa v. Benger

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
May 15, 1930
173 N.E. 843 (N.Y. 1930)
Case details for

Costa v. Benger

Case Details

Full title:FRANCES COSTA et al., Respondents, v. JOHN BENGER et al., Appellants

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: May 15, 1930

Citations

173 N.E. 843 (N.Y. 1930)
173 N.E. 843