Page v. Heineberg
Supreme Court of Vermont
This was an action of ejectment. The case was referred and was heard on the report at the September Term, 1867, Pierpoint, Ch. J., presiding, and judgment was rendered pro forma for the plaintiff, — . to which the defendant excepted. The substance of the report, so far as it is material to-the question decided, is stated in the -opinion of the court.
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This was an action of ejectment. The case was referred and was heard on the report at the September Term, 1867, Pierpoint, Ch. J., presiding, and judgment was rendered pro forma for the plaintiff, — . to which the defendant excepted. The substance of the report, so far as it is material to-the question decided, is stated in the -opinion of the court. Upon the discontinuance of the railroad, the land occupied by the track and depot grounds reverted to the original proprietors, Shaw, "Catlin and Wires. I. The railroad company were not authorized by their charter to acquire any greater estate in…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Prout, J.
The only question which this case presents for consideration, is whether the Vermont Central Railroad Company acquired a title in fee to the premises described in the plaintiff’s declaration, all other questions having been waived by the defendant’s counsel on the argument. This company’s title to the premises in question *85originated in a warranty deed from.Salmon Wires, and in a warranty deed from Geo. B. Shaw and Henry W. Catlin, they, at the time of the delivery of those conveyances, having the title in fee thereto; and which are…
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