Davis v. Buffum
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On Report from Nisi Prius. This was an action of trover for a box board sawing machine, an edging saw and table, a cutting saw and apparatus and two mill saws, all alleged to bo of the value of five hundred dollars.
1Opinion of the Court
The facts in the ease sufficiently appear from the opinion of the Court, which was drawn up by
Appukton, C. J.
On the 7th of January, 1854, the defendant leased his saw mill .to Samuel Mitchell and A. C. Grant, who put the machinery, which is the subject matter of the present suit, in the same. After remaining sometime in possession of the premises leased, they assigned the lease and sold the machinery to the plaintiffs, who thereupon entered and occupied. During their occupation, and before the expiration of the term, the defendant, by deed of warranty, dated Dec. 15th, 1854, conveyed his…
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