Ames v. Hilton
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On exceptions, and motion to set aside verdict as against evidence, and on account of excessive damages. Trespass on real estate, and wrongs thereon alleged to have been committed by the defendant “ wantonly, willfully and maliciously.”
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On exceptions, and motion to set aside verdict as against evidence, and on account of excessive damages. Trespass on real estate, and wrongs thereon alleged to have been committed by the defendant “ wantonly, willfully and maliciously.” The premises upon which the alleged trespass was committed are described in the deed of Isaac Hilton to Andrew Hilton, and from which the plaintiff derives her title, as follows: “Beginning at a pine stump on Israel Howard’s line and standing in bis field and running southeast twenty-three poles to a stake and stone, then southwest three poles to a stake by an…
1Opinion of the CourtLibbey, J.
In 1822 Isaac Hilton, Sr., the father of Andrew Hilton and Isaac Hilton, Jr., owned a large farm in Jefferson, with a county road running through it. His dwelling house and farm buildings wore situated on the west side of the county road, with a lane or leading way from the road to them. March 15, 1822, he conveyed the principal part of his farm lying on the west side of the county road, including his dwelling house and farm buildings, to his son Andrew. So far as material to the rights of the parties in this case, the boundaries and description of the premises in the deed are as follows : “…
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