Excerpt from History of the Law of Real Property in New York: An Essay Introductory to the Study of the N. Y. Revised Statutes (With Appendices) An attempt to trace the legal institutions of the Eng land of the seventeenth century to their cis-atlantic abode is followed by a more practical theme - the Revised Stat utes one of the most useful applications of the old com mon law to the institutions of America ever yet made. These celebrated statutes serve as the basis of the pres ent law of real property, and their exposition by the great courts of this State contributes a body of law of in finite value to the particular jurisprudence of America. In many instances cases will be found to be cited because they are deemed illustrative of the historical phase of the subject under consideration; but 'in the majority of in stances only because they are decisive of the text. A multiplication of authorities has not been aimed at, as it always has seemed to the writer that there can be but one decision by a court of last resort, under the great fundamental doctrine of our jurisprudence, stare decisis et non quieta movere. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.