Merithew v. Ellis
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Real action. Plea of nul disseizin filed by defendant and also brief statement. At close of testimony, by agreement of parties, case was reported to Law Court to render such judgment as the rights of the parties require. Judgment in accordance with opinion. Case stated in opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtCornish, C. J.
Real action. Plea nul disseizin with brief statement claiming compensation for improvements. On report.
The real estate in question was conveyed to Henrietta H. Reed on April 18, 1888. After its purchase Mrs. Reed procured credit at the store of John M. Ames & Son of Stockton Springs, the last item of the account being dated March 15, 1889, and on that date the balance due was §33.66.
On June 6, 1889, while this balance was still unpaid, Mrs. Reed, a widow, conveyed the premises, consisting of a small house and lot, to her daughter Flora B. Reed, then fifteen years old, the consideration being…
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