Tabb v. Baird
Court of Appeals of Virginia
In ejectment brought by Baird against Tabb’s representatives, for a piece of land in the town of Petersburg, the defendants filed a bill of exceptions to the Court’s opinion, which stated, that they objected to the introduction of a deed from Blow and wife, to the plaintiff, dated 2d January, 1797, for “a parcel of land in the town of Petersburg, on the south side of the street thereof, being part of a tract purchased of Newsum and wife, by deed dated the 21st of October,…
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In ejectment brought by Baird against Tabb’s representatives, for a piece of land in the town of Petersburg, the defendants filed a bill of exceptions to the Court’s opinion, which stated, that they objected to the introduction of a deed from Blow and wife, to the plaintiff, dated 2d January, 1797, for “a parcel of land in the town of Petersburg, on the south side of the street thereof, being part of a tract purchased of Newsum and wife, by deed dated the 21st of October, 1783, beginning at the centre of the brick-house run, thence S. 84 degrees, W. 6 p. thence N. 4 degrees, W. 19 p. 16 1.…
1Opinion of the Court
ROANE, Judge.
This was an ejectment for a lot in Petersburg, brought by the ap-pellee against the appellant. The appellee recovered the same; to which judgment a supersedeas was obtained.
On the trial the counsel for the defendant filed his exception, stating an objection to the introduction of the deed under which the lessor claimed (that deed is dated on the 2d of January, 1797, is given by Blow and wife, to the plaintiff, for a lot now properly belonging to them bounded, &c. &c. &c. and all the right, interest, &c. in the same and every part thereof) as evidence to shew that the plaintiff…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Niemeyer v. WrightSupreme Court of Virginia · 1881
- Allen v. SmithSupreme Court of Virginia · 1829
- Raines v. WatsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1868
- Middleton v. ArnoldsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1856