U.S. TRUST CO. OF NEW YORK v. STATE


226 N.J. Super. 8 (1988)

543 A.2d 457

UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND JAMES D. IRELAND, CO-TRUSTEES OF THE DOROTHY W. ALLEN 1961 TRUST, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided March 4, 1988.

Motion for Reconsideration Granted March 5, 1988.

Argued June 7, 1988.

Decided June 20, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard O. Venino, Jr., attorney for appellants.

W. Cary Edwards, Attorney General, attorney for respondents (Michael R. Clancy, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel; Robert P. Grabowski, on the brief).

Before Judges ANTELL, R.S. COHEN and DEIGHAN.


The opinion of the court was delivered by COHEN, R.S., J.A.D.

This is an action for possession of land. In 1894 plaintiffs' predecessors deeded a parcel of land in Monmouth Beach to the United States for use as a life-saving station. In 1965 the United States vacated the property and permitted it to be used by the State of New Jersey. In 1968 the United States deeded its interest in most of the parcel to the State. Plaintiffs' thesis is that the 1894 deed to the United...

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