Ayer v. Spring
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
This action was before the Court at the last May term in this county. There being at that time a prospect of an adjustment, the Court intimated an opinion on the point, which then appeared most to labor between the parties. (1) That adjustment not having been effected, and the action still standing for a decision upon the judge’s report, the Court now gave an opinion on the several points. A more particular report of the facts is therefore necessaiy, than was before given.
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This action was before the Court at the last May term in this county. There being at that time a prospect of an adjustment, the Court intimated an opinion on the point, which then appeared most to labor between the parties. (1) That adjustment not having been effected, and the action still standing for a decision upon the judge’s report, the Court now gave an opinion on the several points. A more particular report of the facts is therefore necessaiy, than was before given. The action was for the recovery of the demandant’s dower “ in a certain messuage and the buildings thereon, said messuage…
1Opinion of the Court
* Sewall, J.,
delivered the opinion of the Court. The two issues referred to the jury have been found in this case for the demandant. Upon the first, in which is brought in question the marriage of the demandant with Elisha Ayer, of whose land she claims dower, the jury have found the marriage; and there is no objection to this verdict.
Upon the second issue, of the seisin of her husband during the coverture, the jury have found the seisin; and the questions, reserved by the report of the evidence at the trial, relate altogether to this issue. The objections, as they apply to this verdict, seem…
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