Batchelder v. Rand
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Petition under the Gen. Sts. c. 150, to enforce a lien for labor performed and materials furnished, in the construction of two houses.
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Petition under the Gen. Sts. c. 150, to enforce a lien for labor performed and materials furnished, in the construction of two houses. Trial in the Superior Court, before Rockwell, J., who, by the consent of the parties, before verdict, reported the case for the determination of this court, in substance, as follows : It was agreed that the defendant Rand and one Henck acquired title to two lots of land, shown upon a plan of lots owned by the city of Boston, by separate deeds, one of which was a conveyance of lot A, on Sharon Street, and the other of lots D and E, on Harrison Avenue, bearing…
1Opinion of the CourtEndicott, J.
It appears from the report that Rand and Henck, by separate deeds of even date, acquired title to two parcels of lands, one situate on Harrison Avenue, and one on Sharon Street, in Boston ; the two parcels abutting upon each other and uniting in the rear. In their conveyances one parcel was designated as lot “ A,” Sharon Street, and the other as lots “ D ” and “ E,” Harrison Avenue, on a plan of lots owned by the city of Boston. No fences or visible boundaries separated the lots at the time of the conveyances or when the plaintiff made his contract, under which he seeks to enforce a lien.
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