Frazier's Lessee v. Basset
Tennessee Superior Court for Law and Equity
Ejectment. Plea not guilty. The plaintiff produced a grant for 97 acres, dated October the 23d, 1793, and several mesne conveyances, among which was one from James Wheeler to the lessor of the plaintiff, dated in August, 1797, proved in Sullivan courts in February,1798,and registered in March, 1807. objected to the reading this deed. It was well known, that the time allowed by law for registering deeds, had frequently expired and had been renewed.
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Ejectment. Plea not guilty. The plaintiff produced a grant for 97 acres, dated October the 23d, 1793, and several mesne conveyances, among which was one from James Wheeler to the lessor of the plaintiff, dated in August, 1797, proved in Sullivan courts in February,1798,and registered in March, 1807. objected to the reading this deed. It was well known, that the time allowed by law for registering deeds, had frequently expired and had been renewed. It expired and was renewed after the probate, and before the registration. The act giving further time to register, did not give effect to the…
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The deed maybe read, and if the parties are dissatisfied, it may occur again upon a motion for a new trial.
The defendant relied possession alone.
The grant and title papers of the plaintiff called for beginning at a certain tree,thence So. 57 East,100 poles; So. 86 East,50 poles; No. 1 East,135 poles ; Wt. 132 poles, thence to the beginning. In running the third line from the beginning, old marks, nearly grown out, were found; they had been cut through the bark—proceeded until they came to a chesnut oak marked, of the same age with the line, as an old corner, at 122 poles, thirteen poles short…
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