Case Name: Alexander Saunders, Resp't, v. The New York Central & Hudson River R. R. Co., App'lt
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1892-10-04
Citations: 48 N.Y. St. Rep. 381
Docket Number: 
Parties: Alexander Saunders, Resp’t, v. The New York Central & Hudson River R. R. Co., App’lt.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York State Reporter
Volume: 48
Pages: 381–381

Head Matter:
Alexander Saunders, Resp’t, v. The New York Central & Hudson River R. R. Co., App’lt.
(Court of Appeals,
Filed October 4, 1892.)
Appeal from judgment of the supreme court, general term, second department, affirming judgment for plaintiff.
Robt. F. Wilkinson, for app’lt; Calvin Frost and Ralph E. Prime, for resp’t.
Affirming 42 St. Rep., 952.

Opinion:
Earl, Ch. J.
The main questions of law underlying this case have just been decided by us adversely to the defendant in its actions against Aldridge, and they need no further attention. The plaintiff, therefore, stands before us with a perfect record title, and the defendant without any. The defendant, however, claims that it has two defenses to this action founded upon the facts. The first defense is that at the time of the grant to the plaintiff it was in the actual possession of the lands, claiming under a title adverse to that of his grantor, and hence that the grant to him was void. 1 R. S., 732, 2d ed., § 147. The facts do not sustain this •defense, and so the trial judge found. There was evidence tending to show, that in 1882, when the plaintiff took his deed of the lands, they were not in the actual possession of the defendant. A minute analysis of the evidence now is not needed, and would serve no useful purpose. The finding of the. trial judge concludes us.
The other defense is that of adverse possession. The evidence is abundant to show that the defendant had not been in the adverse possession of any part of the land claimed in this action for twenty years, and so the trial judge found; and even if we had the power, we see no reason to disturb his finding.
The judgment should be affirmed, with costs.
All concur.