Legal Opinion

Wells v. Jackson Iron Manufacturing Co.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided December 15, 1866PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Writ of entry, dated July 10, 1860, for a tract of land "being part of a tract of land known as Thompson and Meserve’s Purchase, in said county, but not within the limits of any town, and bounded as follows : "Beginning at the northwest corner of Pinkham’s Grant, so-called, in said county; thence north 8 degrees west to the southerly line of Low and Burbank’s Grant, so called; thence southwesterly on the line of said Low and Burbank’s Grant, to the northeast corner of the…

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Writ of entry, dated July 10, 1860, for a tract of land "being part of a tract of land known as Thompson and Meserve’s Purchase, in said county, but not within the limits of any town, and bounded as follows : "Beginning at the northwest corner of Pinkham’s Grant, so-called, in said county; thence north 8 degrees west to the southerly line of Low and Burbank’s Grant, so called; thence southwesterly on the line of said Low and Burbank’s Grant, to the northeast corner of the tract known as Jeremiah Chandler’s Purchase ; thence south 1 1-2 degrees west on the easterly line of said Chandler’s…

1Opinion of the CourtBartlett, J.

The copy of the deed, from Willey was properly received as part of the plaintiff’s chain of title. Harvey v. Mitchell, 31 *253N. H. 582. The first objection to the caption of the depositions of Charles Faulkner and others is well taken, as it does not state whether on the 12th of April the defendant did or did not object; Rand v. Dodge, 17 N. H. 355 ; but we think the other two objections are unfounded as the caption explicitly states that the defendant was present on the 13th and did not object, and it shows with sufficient certainty that each of the deponents took the proper oath.

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2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Parkhurst v. Van CortlandtNew York Court of Chancery · 1814
  2. Blackwell v. FostersCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1858
  3. Brandt ex dem. Walton v. OgdenNew York Supreme Court · 1806
  4. McIver Lessee v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
  5. Clark v. WetheyNew York Supreme Court · 1838

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Milliken v. BuswellSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
  2. Choquette v. RoySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2015
  3. Fletcher v. ChamberlinSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1881
  4. Russell v. HixonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1977
  5. Cross v. LinskiSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1976

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