Somers v. Somers
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action in the nature of ejectment, brought to and tried by the Superior Court in New Haven County, Burpee, Jfacts found and judgment rendered for the defendant, and appeal by the plaintiff. The parties were married in 1881. At and prior to that time the defendant owned the premises described in the complaint, which comprised two contiguous pieces. Each had a house upon it.
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Action in the nature of ejectment, brought to and tried by the Superior Court in New Haven County, Burpee, Jfacts found and judgment rendered for the defendant, and appeal by the plaintiff. The parties were married in 1881. At and prior to that time the defendant owned the premises described in the complaint, which comprised two contiguous pieces. Each had a house upon it. That upon the larger piece he had built, and after the marriage it became the residence of the couple, who lived together therein until November, 1896. In 1884 the defendant caused this piece to be conveyed to the…
1Opinion of the CourtPrentice, J.
The court has found that the defendant, at the time of the institution of this action, was in the occupation of such portion of the premises described in the complaint as he did occupy, under the unrevoked license and with the consent of the plaintiff. The subordinate facts found support this conclusion, as does the evidence which is before us for a correction of the finding. The plaintiff’s own story furnished ample justification for it. She told the court that she and her husband had, from the time of their marriage, resided together upon the premises, which had once been his, and had later…
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- Chalker v. ChalkerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1814
- Forbes v. Town of SuffieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1908
- Rockwell v. BradleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1816
- Lynch v. BeecherSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1871
- City of Hartford v. County of HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1882
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