Huff v. Nickerson
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
This case came before the Court upon the following statement of facts, made by the parties. “ Lincoln, ss. District Court, Middle District, Feb. Term, 1847. “ This is an action of assumpsit on an account annexed to the writ, which account was for “ rent due” to the plain tin, $72,09, also a count for use and occupation.
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This case came before the Court upon the following statement of facts, made by the parties. “ Lincoln, ss. District Court, Middle District, Feb. Term, 1847. “ This is an action of assumpsit on an account annexed to the writ, which account was for “ rent due” to the plain tin, $72,09, also a count for use and occupation. The writ is dated, April 6, 1845. “ One William Cunningham occupied the land, being the same on which the defendant lives, in Belfast, in the county of Waldo, for more than 20 years, and until the time of his death in July, 1831. Twelve or fourteen years before his death a…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was drawn up by
Whitman C. J.
The plaintiff conveyed to the defendant, by deed of release and quitclaim, bearing date Sept. 17, 1832, all his right, title and interest in and to a parcel of land, situated in Belfast; being the same formerly possessed by Major William Cunningham, formerly of Belfast, deceased, and being all the lands then claimed by the defendant, under said deceased. The deed of the plaintiff, however, contains a proviso, that the defendant shall ,pay the plaintiff or his assigns twenty-two dollars annually, from the date of the deed, on demand, by the…
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