Williams v. Amory
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
This was a real action, in which the said Williams demanded of the tenant Amory possession of a certain piece of land in Boston; and it was submitted to the decision of the Court upon the follow ing facts agreed by the parties:— On the 5th of April, 1780, Benjamin Sault was seised in fee of the demanded premises, and on that day granted the same to Margaret Williams for life, with remainder in fee to Benjamin S. Williams, the father of the demandant; anfd thereupon the said…
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This was a real action, in which the said Williams demanded of the tenant Amory possession of a certain piece of land in Boston; and it was submitted to the decision of the Court upon the follow ing facts agreed by the parties:— On the 5th of April, 1780, Benjamin Sault was seised in fee of the demanded premises, and on that day granted the same to Margaret Williams for life, with remainder in fee to Benjamin S. Williams, the father of the demandant; anfd thereupon the said Margaret entered upon the premises, and she and the said Benjamin iS., the father, became seised thereof according to…
1Opinion of the CourtParker, C. J.
In this action the demandant claims to be seised and possessed of a tract of land situated in the town of Boston; to which he deduces a title from Benjamin S. Williams, his father; and it is agreed that in 1780, one Benjamin Sault was seised of the land demanded, and by deed granted it to Margaret Williams for the term of her life, with remainder to the demandant’s father, the said Benjamin S. W., in fee simple. The tenant for life entered under the said conveyance, and continued in possession until 1794, when she died. Benjamin S. Williams, the remainder-man, died in 1791, never having been…
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