McLoud v. Hall

The land in controversy in this case is a portion of a thirty-seven acre tract on the shores of Hull bay which about forty years ago became the scene of an elaborate, abortive and more or less fraudulent land boom. The land was then, as to a great extent it still remains, a large cleared field, which had formed a part of an ancient farm. It lies on a hillside distant from the settled portion of the town, and separated even from the summer residences and public streets by fields and woods. It has a fine outlook over the bay. In 1874 it was purchased by some speculators, who had drawn and…