Carey v. Rawson

This was a writ of entry sur disseisin, in which the demandant counted upon his own seisin, and upon a disseisin by the tenant. The tenant prays to be heard in chancery on the suit, and avers that at the time when the conveyance, under which the demandant claims the land described, was executed, viz., on the 7th of April, 1808, the demandant made and executed to him a deed of defeasance, which he sets forth. It purports an agreement between the parties, that Raivson, in consideration of 2000 dollars, to be paid him by Carey, *on Rawson’s executing a conveyance of the land, &c., to him in fee,…