Robbins v. Gleason
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Reported by May, J. This was on petition for partition of two lots of land in the town of Union, described in the petition, which was entered at May term, 1857, when notice was ordered, which, at a.subsequent term, was proved.
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Reported by May, J. This was on petition for partition of two lots of land in the town of Union, described in the petition, which was entered at May term, 1857, when notice was ordered, which, at a.subsequent term, was proved. Joseph Gleason and Betsey G. Gleason, his wife, (the other respondents having been defaulted,) appeared and pleaded, by brief statement, claiming to be sole seized of the first lot described in the petition, in right of said Betsey; and, also of a portion of the second lot in their demesne as of fee, and disclaiming the residue. A second brief statement, claiming title…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was drawn up by
Rice, J.
The parties claim as heirs or the representatives of heirs of the late Micajah Gleason. The estate now sought to be parted was, after the decease of said Gleason, assigned to his widow for her dower. The widow had also deceased before the proceedings were had in the Probate Court, for the division of the estate now in controversy among the heirs of Gleason. November 26, 1836, “three discreet and disinterested freeholders” were appointed as commissioners by the Judge' of Probate to divide the above estate.
On the 3d day of May, 1837, the…
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