Den ex dem. Johnson v. Morris
Supreme Court of New Jersey
IN EJECTMENT. This was an action of ejectment, and came before the court upon a rule to shew cause why the non-suit which had been granted by the judge, at the circuit, should not be set aside and a new trial granted. It was argued in the term of February, and decided in September, 1820, previous to the appointment of the present reporter.
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IN EJECTMENT. This was an action of ejectment, and came before the court upon a rule to shew cause why the non-suit which had been granted by the judge, at the circuit, should not be set aside and a new trial granted. It was argued in the term of February, and decided in September, 1820, previous to the appointment of the present reporter. But as the case came again under the consideration of the court, this term, upon a motion to set aside a verdict (which had been rendered in favor of the defendants) and grant a new trial, it was thought advisable, for the better understanding of the whole…
1Opinion of the Court
Kirkpatrick, O. J.
This is an ejectment for lands in Salem. At the trial of the cause, it was moved for a non-*8suit by tlxe defendant’s counsel, because the lessors of the plaintiff had not shewn a title by deed or other conveyance, nor a possession iri themselves and those under whom they claimed for the term of twenty years, and the plaintiff was called accordingly.
The ground of the non-suit, as thus presented by the .counsel, • and taken by the court, is not-quite so precisely stated as could have been wished. From the manner in which it is expressed, it is left doubtful whether it was…
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