Crane v. Thurston
Superior Court of New Hampshire
This was an action of trespass, quart clausum fregit, and was tried here upon the general issue, at October term, 1827, when it appeared in evidence, that John Ladd, being seized of the locus in quo in fee, by deed, dated February 12, 1803, in consideration of love and good will towards his daughter, Susannah Morley, wife of Aaron Morley, conveyed the same to her and her heirs ; and that Aaron Morley, by deed dated the 16th January, 1807, conveyed the same premises to the…
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This was an action of trespass, quart clausum fregit, and was tried here upon the general issue, at October term, 1827, when it appeared in evidence, that John Ladd, being seized of the locus in quo in fee, by deed, dated February 12, 1803, in consideration of love and good will towards his daughter, Susannah Morley, wife of Aaron Morley, conveyed the same to her and her heirs ; and that Aaron Morley, by deed dated the 16th January, 1807, conveyed the same premises to the plaintiff. It also appeared, that the plaintiff entered and took possession of the close in the year 1804, and continued…
1Opinion of the CourtRichardson, C. J.
We shall, in the first place, examine the titles of these parties to the locus in quo, independently of the judgment in favour of Chamberlain in the writ of entry, and then consider the effect of that judgment.
*422The only evidence of title, which the plaintiff has shown, with the exception of what may result from his possession, is Morley’s deed of the 16th January, 1807. But admitting that Morley’s previous conveyance of all his interest to Ladd, was without any legal effect, it is clear, that Morley had, at most, only an estate for his own life, and that when he died there was an end of the…
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- Fowler v. ShearerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1810
- Jaques v. Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal ChurchCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1820
- Gordon v. HaywoodSuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1821
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- Dickinson v. McLaneSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1876