Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1913

Graves v. Fancher

Graves v. Fancher
Supreme Court of New Jersey · Decided June 18, 1913
81 N.J. Eq. 517; 11 Buchanan 517; 88 A. 172; 1913 N.J. LEXIS 343

Graves v. Fancher

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

We agree with the vice-chancellor’s construction of the deed from Rutherford to Thomas Iron Company of April 22d, 1871. This makes it’ unnecessary to consider whether the complainant has shown an unbroken paper title. Hpon a bill to quiet title, when the jurisdictional facts are shown, as we think they are in this case, it is for the defendant to establish his claim (Ocean View Land Co. v. Loudenslager, 78 N. J. Eq. (8 Buch.) 571), and this has not been done.

The decree must be affirmed, with costs.

For affirmance — -The Chiee-Justice, Garrison, Swayzb, Trenohard, Parker, Voorhees, Minturn, Kalisoh, Bogert, Vredenburgh, Congdon, White, Hepeenheimer, Terhune —14.

For reversal — Hone.

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