Ryerson v. Chapman
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On report to the full court, to settle law and fact on so much of the evidence as legally admissible. The defendant and his brother, since deceased, were copartners in business in 1849, attached the real estate of one John Frost, extended their execution thereon, December 21,1849, and in consideration of $35, deeded the same by warranty, December 29, 1851, to the plaintiff, who continued in peaceable and undisturbed possession up to June, 1868, when one John E. Carleton…
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On report to the full court, to settle law and fact on so much of the evidence as legally admissible. The defendant and his brother, since deceased, were copartners in business in 1849, attached the real estate of one John Frost, extended their execution thereon, December 21,1849, and in consideration of $35, deeded the same by warranty, December 29, 1851, to the plaintiff, who continued in peaceable and undisturbed possession up to June, 1868, when one John E. Carleton claimed to own the premises under deeds from Frost to one Smith, and from Smith to him. The plaintiff brought an action of…
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
The evidence in this case is meagre. Aided by the briefs of counsel, we understand the facts, among other things, to show as follows : The defendant, getting a supposed title to a parcel of land by levy, conveyed the land to the plaintiff by a warrantee deed. The plaintiff had been in an undisturbed occupation of the land under his deed for about fifteen years, when his possession was invaded by one Carleton, who claimed title to the land upon the ground that the levy under which the defendant acquired the land, was defective and void. The plaintiff sued Carleton, and Carleton sued the…
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