Pancoast's Lessee v. Addison
General Court of Virginia
Ejectment for a tract of land called Peneott’s-Invention, otherwise called Pencost’s Invention, lying in Pmice-George’s county. The defendant took de-fence on the plots made and returned in the cause, for a tract of land called The Discovery, and a tract of land called Gisborough Manor.
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Ejectment for a tract of land called Peneott’s-Invention, otherwise called Pencost’s Invention, lying in Pmice-George’s county. The defendant took de-fence on the plots made and returned in the cause, for a tract of land called The Discovery, and a tract of land called Gisborough Manor. He also located his possession of the said tracts by actual enclosures made in 1772, and continued to the present time. 1. The plaintiff at the - trial gave in evidence a -grant to James Pencott, dated the 1st of October 1687, for the tract of land mentioned in the declaration called Pencott’s Invention. He…
1Opinion of the Court
But the Court
[Chase, Ch. J. Duvall and Done, J.]
were of opinion, that the said testimony was legal and competent, and permitted the same to be read is evidence to the jury. The defendant excepted.
Verdict and judgment being for the plaintiff* the defendant appealed to the Court of Appeals, where the ease was entered Agreed, at June term 1805.
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