Gray v. . Harrison

Plaintiff claims under Febin Gilgo, who claimed as heir to William Gilgo, who died in 1781; and upon the sale by Febin, he said he had sold the lands which he heired as brother of the half-blood to William Gilgo. This evidence is not admissible, and the jury should not regard it; for a man, after he has sold, cannot say that which renders the sale invalid.

As to the other point, the defendant formerly exhibited a paper purporting to be a deed to himself from Febin Gilgo, and had it proved and admitted to registration, and claimed title under it when the land was about to be sold as his…