Robinson v. Sherwin
Supreme Court of Vermont
Ejectment for land in Chester. Plea the general issue, and notice. Trial by jury, December Term, 1862. Peck, J., pre- The plaintiff introduced a letter of administration to himself, on Nancy Robinson’s estate, dated March 2d, 1859, and showed title to the premises sued for as follows : that his intestate had a life estate in the land, in November, 1841, and was also the owner in fee of one undivided tenth part, as tenant in common with the heirs of James Robinson, deceased,…
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Ejectment for land in Chester. Plea the general issue, and notice. Trial by jury, December Term, 1862. Peck, J., pre- The plaintiff introduced a letter of administration to himself, on Nancy Robinson’s estate, dated March 2d, 1859, and showed title to the premises sued for as follows : that his intestate had a life estate in the land, in November, 1841, and was also the owner in fee of one undivided tenth part, as tenant in common with the heirs of James Robinson, deceased, which said heirs wore the owners; in fee, of the other nine-tenths, by inheritance from James Robinson, who died before…
1Opinion of the Court
Roland, Ch. J.
Gibson under whom the defendant claims title, entered into possession of the premises sued for, under a *73■written contract to purchase the same of the plaintiff’s intestate. The defendant’s evidence, (upon which the ruling of the county court.was made, and for that purpose must be assumed to be true,) was, that Gibson was to pay one hundred dollars within the first year, and the balance in three equal annual payments, and that he was to have a deed when he paid the. first hundred dollars, Gibson did not pay the whole of the hundred dollars within the first year, nor' until nearly…
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