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8 Wend. 460

Gale v. Edsall

New York Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1832

New York Supreme Court · decided 1832-01-15

This was an action of ejectment, tried at the Orange circuit in September, 1830, before the Hon. James Emott, then one of the circuit judges. The action was brought for the recovery of lands assigned to the plaintiff as dower, by admeasures.

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently January 1858

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Decided 1832-01-15

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By the Court, Nelson, J.

¶1It is objected that the surrogate had no power to make the second order under the act. The statutes provides that upon the petition of the widow, I R. S. 60, § 3 and 12, the surrogate shall issue an order to ¡three disinterested freeholders of the county, to be by him appointed for that purpose, to admeasure, &c. There can be no doubt, if one the admeasurers should decline serving or die, on a proper application, the surrogate has the power to appoint another person in his place. If this power is not necessarily to be inferred from the terms of the statute, and I am of opinion it is, it is clearly incidental, being essential to carry into effect the object and intent of the act. It was said the proceedings must begin de novo.. If this were to be admitted, it would not *462ava^ defendant, as the order appointing the admeasurers is the first proceeding of the officer, and it appoints Wilkin in connection .with Craig and Moffat, admeasurers. But I do not Put the decision on this ground. No objection was made at the trial of want of notice, and it cannot now be urged.

¶2Tompkins vs. Sands.

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