Ray v. Bush
Connecticut Superior Court
AotxoN of ejectment, for a tract of land lying in Chatham. Plea not guilty. Issue to the jury. The case was — ■ On the 2d of May, A. D. 1763, the plaintiff took a deed of said land, of that date, from.
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AotxoN of ejectment, for a tract of land lying in Chatham. Plea not guilty. Issue to the jury. The case was — ■ On the 2d of May, A. D. 1763, the plaintiff took a deed of said land, of that date, from. John Grill who was the owner, and carried it to the town register to be entered upon, received for record, but with orders not to be recorded until further orders; the register received it and entered upon it, “ John Ray’s mortgage deed from John Grill, June 7th, A. D. 1763 received for record, 'William Rockwell,” and put it away in a private box, where he kept such deeds: In October A. D. 1763…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court
The evidence is admissible.
The defendant then offered tbe deposition of Titus ITosmer, Esq. who was deceased, given upon a petition to tbe general assembly, between tbe same parties, and relative to tbe same point now in dispute — which was objected against, on tbe ground tbat it was taken before this action was commenced, and on) a petition in chancery.
By the Court. Tbe deposition was admitted; and upon tbe evidence tbe aforesaid state of facts Avas proved. And verdict and judgment was for tbe defendant, upon the ground, tbat although tbe statute says, tbat a deed, when recorded…
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