Judgment affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
In 1644 William Kieft, Governor of New Netherland (now New York), granted a tract of land to plaintiff's predecessor, Town of Hempstead (Hempstead). In 1685, after the English took control of New York from the Dutch, the grant was reaffirmed. By vote of town inhabitants at town meetings, Hempstead granted portions of the land to various individuals (see Town of North Hempstead v Town of Hempstead, 1 Hopk Ch...
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