Mordecai v. . Oliver

On the trial a grant was produced to one Abernathy, covering the lands in dispute, and a title regularly deduced under the grant to the lessors of the plaintiff. A witness was then called to prove that the defendant was in possession or claimed title to the lands. The testimony of the witness was that on a survey of the lands before any action brought, Mordecai and the defendant being both present, the defendant declared that if suit was to be brought he wished it done at once. Mordecai then said to him, "If you go upon the land and cut down a sapling or a bush, I will sue you immediately,"…