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Miller v. Downing

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 1, 1873
54 N.Y. 631 (N.Y. 1873)

Summary

In Miller v. Downing (54 N.Y. 631) it was also held that one who was accustomed to have a wood pile upon a vacant lot for thirty years, and had buried potatoes upon it for six years, had acquired no title to the lot by such a possession.

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Opinion

Argued January 26, 1873

Decided March term, 1873

George Miller for the appellant.

J. Lawrence Smith for the respondent.


REYNOLDS, C., reads for reversal.

All concur; LOTT, Ch. C., not sitting.

Judgment reversed.


Summaries of

Miller v. Downing

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 1, 1873
54 N.Y. 631 (N.Y. 1873)

In Miller v. Downing (54 N.Y. 631) it was also held that one who was accustomed to have a wood pile upon a vacant lot for thirty years, and had buried potatoes upon it for six years, had acquired no title to the lot by such a possession.

Summary of this case from Bliss v. Johnson

In Miller v. Downing, 54 N.Y. 631, it was held that to use a vacant lot for placing wood and maintaining a wood pile on same and for banking or burying potatoes did not amount to such possession as would be considered adverse.

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Case details for

Miller v. Downing

Case Details

Full title:ISAAC B. MILLER, Respondent, v . NATHANIEL DOWNING, Appellant

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Mar 1, 1873

Citations

54 N.Y. 631 (N.Y. 1873)

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