Campbell v. Campbell
Superior Court of New Hampshire
Writ or entry, to recover one undivided eighth part of the David Campbell farm, so called, situated in Litchfield, in this county. At the trial upon the general issue, the following facts appeared in evidence: David Campbell, the elder, in the year 1743 acquired a title to the demanded premises.
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Writ or entry, to recover one undivided eighth part of the David Campbell farm, so called, situated in Litchfield, in this county. At the trial upon the general issue, the following facts appeared in evidence: David Campbell, the elder, in the year 1743 acquired a title to the demanded premises. He died intestate in the year 1778, and seized of the farm, leaving ten children, his heirs at law, viz.: David Campbell, the younger, the father of the parties to this suit; William Campbell, and eight daughters. After the death of David Campbell, the elder, his son David, who was then seventeen…
1Opinion of the CourtGilchrist, J.
The demandant and tenant are sons of David Campbell, the younger, and grandsons of David Campbell, the elder. Upon the death of the first David Campbell, his son inherited one undivided tenth part of the farm. The demandant, as one of his children, would be entitled to one eighth only of this tenth part, unless his father, David Campbell, the younger, after the death of the first David Campbell acquired a title to the whole farm upon the facts found by this case, in which event the demandant would be entitled to one eighth part of the premises.
*485The demandant alleges that his father acquired a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Riley v. JamesonSuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1823
- Atherton v. JohnsonSuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1819
- Gookin v. SanbornSuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1826
- Hale v. GliddenSuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1839