Hastings v. Hastings
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Tort by Cordelia Hastings, Ruthven Hastings, Arthur Hastings and Leslie Hastings. The first count of the declaration was on the Gen. Sts. c. 138, § 10,* for wilfully and without license cutting down, carrying away and destroying trees, timber and wood on land of the plaintiffs. The second count was trespass for the same acts. Writ dated September 6, 1869. The answer denied all the allegations of the declaration.
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Tort by Cordelia Hastings, Ruthven Hastings, Arthur Hastings and Leslie Hastings. The first count of the declaration was on the Gen. Sts. c. 138, § 10,* for wilfully and without license cutting down, carrying away and destroying trees, timber and wood on land of the plaintiffs. The second count was trespass for the same acts. Writ dated September 6, 1869. The answer denied all the allegations of the declaration. Trial in this court, before Chapman, C. J., who, before verdict, made a report of the case for the determination of the full court, substantially as follows : On September 21, 1853,…
1Opinion of the CourtChapman, C. J.
The deed of William Babcock to his son Jonathan, of September 21, 1853, described “ one undivided half of the farm on which I now live, situated in the northerly part of Berlin aforesaid, and in the southwesterly park of Bolton, and is the same which was deeded to me by Jonathan Merriam, March 15, 1810, reference being had to said deed, which is recorded,” &c. The deed of Jonathan Merriam referred to did not include the land in controversy, but that land had been conveyed by Merriam to Babcock by deed dated January 11, 1810. At the date of the deed of William to Jonathan Babcock, both lots…
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