Inhabitants of Porter v. Griswold
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
This was a writ of entry, in which the demandants counted on their own seisin of the lot JYo. 33, in range B. in the town of Brownfield; and a disseisin by the tenant. The controversy was upon the title of the demandants to this lot, as one of the lots reserved in the grant and designated in the division of the township of Porterfield, for the first settled minister.
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This was a writ of entry, in which the demandants counted on their own seisin of the lot JYo. 33, in range B. in the town of Brownfield; and a disseisin by the tenant. The controversy was upon the title of the demandants to this lot, as one of the lots reserved in the grant and designated in the division of the township of Porterfield, for the first settled minister. It appeared that this township or plantation was granted by Massachusetts, Sept. 21, 1793, with the usual reservation of a portion for public uses, viz. for the ministry — for the first settled minister — schools —college—and…
1Opinion of the Court
Mellen C. J.
delivered the opinion of the Court at the adjournment oí May term in Cumberland, in August following.
It is a well known fact, that for a long series of years, when the legislatures of Massachusetts, with the most commendable motives, made grants of tracts of land to one or more purchasers, either by special resolves, or by deeds, executed by certain constituted agents for the Commonwealth, a clause was inserted in the grant or deed, whereby certain proportions of the tract were reserved, as it was generally expressed, for the use of the ministry — for the first settled minister —…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Brown v. PorterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1813
- Inhabitants of the First Parish v. DunningMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1811
- Weston v. HuntMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1807
- Inhabitants of Harrison v. Inhabitants of BridgetonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1819
- Austin v. ThomasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1817
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