Peterson v. Perry

Grice, Justice.

The primary contention of the plaintiff is, that, by alleging a purchase of the land with the purchase-money fully paid, he showed that he had acquired a perfect equity, which was the equivalent to legal title. Whether the well-recognized principle contended for is applicable here we do not decide, because, if we assume that under his allegations he did obtain title as against B. Peterson, he still is not entitled to prevail, for reasons hereinafter stated, against the defendant, who is the grantee in a chain of title originating in B. Peterson. It is the further contention of…