Miller v. Mann
Supreme Court of Vermont
Trespass. Heard on the report of a referee, April Term, 1882, Powers, J., presiding. Judgment for the defendant. The action was brought to settle the question of title to Spruce Island, so called, in the “ north branch ” of Lamoille river.
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Trespass. Heard on the report of a referee, April Term, 1882, Powers, J., presiding. Judgment for the defendant. The action was brought to settle the question of title to Spruce Island, so called, in the “ north branch ” of Lamoille river. The plaintiff claimed title to the island by virtue of a deed executed to him by Henry Smilie, October 9th, 1875, the description of which is as follows : “ The hotel now occupied by S. R. Miller and the land adjoining the same, containing two or three acres, more or less . being the same land and premises which Moses McFarland conveyed to Francis Parks by…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Yeazey, J.
The description of the land in the deed under which the plaintiff claims title is as follows: “ The hotel now occupied by S. R. Miller, and the lands adjoining it, being two or three acres, more or less.” The lánd in dispute was separated from the land on which the hotel stood by a river, the size of *479which is not given, but large, enough for a mill stream. We are referred to no case and have found none where the term “ lands adjoining,” as used in the description, is defined. The river at this point had two channels, and the disputed land was…
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