Porter v. Seeley
Supreme Court of Connecticut
This was an action of ejectment; tried at New-Haven, January term, 1840, before Church, J. On the trial, it was admitted, that the plaintiff had formerly assigned to Sherman Bronson, two promissory notes against the defendant, which Bronson sued in the plaintiff’s name, and recovered judgments, and obtained executions thereon, which were levied on the defendant’s interest in the premises ; and this action of ejectment was brought to recover possession of the premises so…
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This was an action of ejectment; tried at New-Haven, January term, 1840, before Church, J. On the trial, it was admitted, that the plaintiff had formerly assigned to Sherman Bronson, two promissory notes against the defendant, which Bronson sued in the plaintiff’s name, and recovered judgments, and obtained executions thereon, which were levied on the defendant’s interest in the premises ; and this action of ejectment was brought to recover possession of the premises so levied upon, pursuant to a written authority from the plaintiff, in these words: “ Waterbury, November 15th, 1837. This may…
1Opinion of the CourtSherman, J.
The motion for new trial, made by the defendant, presents two decisions of the superior court for our consideration.
The title of the plaintiff accrued upon the levy of two executions, issued on judgments obtained in his name against two defendants, upon notes of hand which were not negotiable, but had been previously assigned to Sherman Bronson, by whom they were put in suit, and these judgments obtained. The nominal plaintiff had no interest whatever in the land, except that the writs, pro forma, were prosecuted to final judgment, and executions obtained and levied, in his name. On the 15th…
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