Young v. McGown
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Bill in equity. Upon an execution in favor of one Pinkham against James McGown, the lot marked B. in the accompanying plan was seized, but, owing to the mistaken supposition that the estate which actually belonged to Edward McGown — though in the occupancy of Peter McGown, and • known as “the Peter McGown lot,” being under contract for a purchase by said Peter — was the property of Peter McGown, the appraisers’ certificate was made applicable only to the lot marked A. on the…
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Bill in equity. Upon an execution in favor of one Pinkham against James McGown, the lot marked B. in the accompanying plan was seized, but, owing to the mistaken supposition that the estate which actually belonged to Edward McGown — though in the occupancy of Peter McGown, and • known as “the Peter McGown lot,” being under contract for a purchase by said Peter — was the property of Peter McGown, the appraisers’ certificate was made applicable only to the lot marked A. on the plan, which never belonged to James McGown. The description in the levy was as follows : “Beginning at the eastern side…
1Opinion of the Court
Appketon, C. J".
This is a bill in equity in which' the complainants ask the aid of the court to correct and reform the mistakes in the descriptive portion of a levy, to which the plaintiff, Young, claims title by mesne' conveyances from the judgment creditor; or, rather, to compel the defendant, who has title to the land upon which the judgment creditor intended to levy, but which his levy entirely fails to describe, to release to him the land so intended to be (but not) levied upon.
It appears from the allegations in the bill, the truth of which is admitted by the demurrer, that one Yassal D.…
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