Hastings v. Lawson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Writ of entry, dated August 21, 1903, for a certain parcel of land with the buildings thereon on Main Street in Haverhill. The tenant pleaded nul disseisin. In the Superior Court, Holmes, J., sitting without a jury, found for the demandant; and the tenant alleged exceptions.
1Opinion of the CourtBarker, J.
This writ of entry, to which the tenant pleaded nul disseisin, was tried by the judge without a jury. The demandant rested after having put in his deed. The tenant then offered in evidence a bond for a deed from the demandant to the tenant; also certain receipts signed by the demandant for amounts paid under the bond; also certain tax bills and bills for water rates paid by the tenant, and further offered to show that the tenant had paid the áaxes and water rates from the year 1898. The tenant also offered to, show that she was illiterate and unable to read and write, thát the terms mentioned…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Sherman v. GalbraithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1886