Aucoin v. Engeron

Plaintiff as the owner of an undivided" eight-ninths interest, brought this suit against defendant, as the owner of the remaining undivided one-ninth interest, for the partition by licitation of seven certain pieces of real estate. Defendant, by his answer, put at issue plaintiff’s allegation of ownership. The court below rejected plaintiff’s demand, and he has" appealed from the judgment.

On the trial of the case, plaintiff offered in evidence two acts of sale from his attorney to himself — one purporting to convey an undivided two-ninths interest, and the other purporting to convey an…