Moore v. Small

The plaintiff in error was plaintiff below. He claimed the lot in question, under the entry of one Ray, in 1817 or 1818, and the building of a small dwelling-house thereon. There was at that time a small blacksmith shop on another part of the lot. Ray sold to the plaintiff for a valuable consideration, in 1819, who entered and continued in possession until 1829 or 1830, when he leased to Small, the defendant, who *195entered and continued in possession from that period until the trial of this cause. It was admitted that the property was assessed to the plaintiff, Moore, from 1819 to 1837.

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