Powers v. Patten
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
ON REPORT. Writ of entry, wherein the plaintiff demands possession of ihirty-one acres of land in Houlton. The plea was the general issue, with a brief statement claiming title in the defendant. The opinion states the case.
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ON REPORT. Writ of entry, wherein the plaintiff demands possession of ihirty-one acres of land in Houlton. The plea was the general issue, with a brief statement claiming title in the defendant. The opinion states the case. The materials referred to in the opinion as put in evidence to establish a tax title, were: A tax deed from William Donovan, a collector of taxes of the town of Houlton for the year 1869, to Samuel H. Powers, dated August 22, 1870, and recorded September 24, 1872; a tax deed from John Y. Putnam, a collector of taxes for the town of Ploulton for the year 1868, to Samuel H.…
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
The conveyances upon which the one or the other side depends, to prove its claim of title to the premises in question, are these: Joseph Houlton to Charles B. Smith, in 1852,; (Charles B. Smith to Joseph Houlton, mortgage back on same day) ; Charles B. Smith (subject to mortgage) to I. B. Smith, Jr. in 1856 ; I. B. Smith, Jr. to Lydia Smith, in 1859; Lydia Smith and husband (I. B. Smith, Sr.) to I. B. Smith, Jr. in 1863 ; I. B. Smith, Jr. to Lydia Smith, a mortgage back on same day to secure a bond given for her and her husband’s life support; I. B. Smith, Jr. to Lydia Smith, in 1864, a life…
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