Jangraw v. Mee
Supreme Court of Vermont
Ejectment. Plea, the general issue with notice of special matter. Trial by jury at the March Term, 1902, Washington County, Start, J., presiding. Verdict for the defendant. Motion to set aside the verdict overruled, and judgment on verdict. The plaintiff excepted. An inspection of all the evidence in the case shows that the verdict was against the weight of evidence, and the same should have been set aside.
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Ejectment. Plea, the general issue with notice of special matter. Trial by jury at the March Term, 1902, Washington County, Start, J., presiding. Verdict for the defendant. Motion to set aside the verdict overruled, and judgment on verdict. The plaintiff excepted. An inspection of all the evidence in the case shows that the verdict was against the weight of evidence, and the same should have been set aside. The defendant can not stand upon adverse possession, because it was permissive. Pray v. Pierce, 7 Mass. 381; Bartlett v. Judd, 21 N. Y. 200; Henry v. Huff, 143 Pa. St. 548. That possession…
1Opinion of the CourtWatson, J.
This action was tried by jury resulting in a verdict for the defendant. Before judgment on verdict, the plaintiff moved to set aside the verdict on the grounds, (1) that it was against the weight of evidence, contrary thereto, and not in accordance therewith; (2) that the north-easterly line of the plaintiff, — the line in dispute, — was conceded to start from a certain cedar post marking the westerly corner of defendant’s land; and (3) that the evidence in the case had a tendency to show that the disputed premises had been used in common by the parties, and that the defendant’s occupation…
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- Sowles v. CarrSupreme Court of Vermont · 1897
- Willey v. HunterSupreme Court of Vermont · 1884
- Plimpton v. ConverseSupreme Court of Vermont · 1871
- Eddy v. St. MarsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1881
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