Bristol Lumber Co. v. Dery

The land involved in this controversy is a small lot, located in a rural section near a lake in the town of Wolcott, with a small summer cottage thereon. It appears from the finding that June 13th, 1925, the defendant Alcide'J. Dery purchased the property of Nelson L. Gay by deed warranting it as free from all incumbrances. The deed was left by the purchaser with a scrivener with instructions to record, but the latter failed to do so until May 18th, 1926. At the time of the purchase, there were no improvements or buildings on the property. Immediately thereafter, Dery entered into possession,…