Harris v. Arnold
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
This was an action of trespass and ejectment, the facts in which are minutely given in the opinion of the court, on a motion for a new trial, which was delivered as follows, by
1Opinion of the CourtBraxton, J.
This was an action of trespass and ejectment, brought by the plaintiff, to recover of the defendant possession of one undivided fifth part of a certain parcel of land situate in Burrilville, described in the plaintiff’s declaration by metes and bounds, and also as “ being a portion of the Sylvanus Cook farm, so called.”
The action was commenced on the 14th day of November, 1843.
On the trial of the action, the plaintiff deduced his title from one Sylvanus Cook, who in the year 1830 died intestate, seized of the premises, and leaving five children, of whom Stephen Cook was one, and offered to…
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