Rhodes v. School District No. 14
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Writ op entry. The trial was .before Shepley, C. I. The defendants submitted to a default, which is to be taken off if, in the opinion of the Court, the demandant is not entitled to recover.
1Opinion of the CourtShepley, C. J.
— The land demanded, is a lot formerly, if not now, owned by the demandant, upon which a district school house has stood for about fourteen years. During that time there has been a contention between the parties. The district claims to have acquired a title to the lot by a deed of conveyance from the demandant, bearing date on March 13, 1847.
The question presented for decision is, whether the testimony proves, that the deed has been so delivered, as to be effectual to convey the lot of land.
At a meeting of the district, on November 28, 1846, a vote *111was passed “ to raise a sum of money…
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