Reed v. Reed
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Action of forcible entry and detainer. Defendant filed plea of general issue and also brief statement, setting up title in himself, the plaintiff and two others as tenants in common. Thereupon the case was removed to the Supreme Judicial Court. Verdict for defendant. Motion for new trial and also exceptions to certain rulings of presiding Justice filed by plaintiff. Judgment in accordance with opinion. Case stated in opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtCornish, C. J.
This is an action of forcible entry and detainer to . recover possession of certain real estate in Boothbay Harbor. The plaintiff claims to derive title by virtue of a warranty deed dated and acknowledged September 4, 1907, from his father Chapman N. Reed to Bessie L. Reed, wife of the plaintiff, and by deed from Bessie L. Reed of the same date to himself. The defendant denies the passing ■of the title from Chapman N. Reed during his lifetime and pleads title in his three brothers, one of whom is the plaintiff, and himself as tenants in common, heirs at law of their father. The issue is the…
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