Belden v. Seymour
Supreme Court of Connecticut
This was an action on the covenants of seisin and of good right to convey in a deed of land, sold to the plaintiff, by the defendants, as administrators of the estate of John Chenevard jun. deceased, and by virtue of an order of the court of probate, for the payment of the debts due from such estate.
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This was an action on the covenants of seisin and of good right to convey in a deed of land, sold to the plaintiff, by the defendants, as administrators of the estate of John Chenevard jun. deceased, and by virtue of an order of the court of probate, for the payment of the debts due from such estate. The breach alleged was, that “the said John Chenevard jun. was not, at the time of his decease, seised of said land, nor had he any interest therein, and that the defendants had no right to sell the same, but the same was then owned by John M. Chenevard,” The cause was tried, on a general plea of…
1Opinion of the CourtDaggett, J.
Two points are presented by this motion, for the consideration of the court. 1. Are the defendants personally liable on these covenants? 2. Are the defendants liable for a breach of these covenants, because the land, by mensuration, fell short of 50 feet on Main street? Both these points are presented, by the charge of the judge.
1. The covenant in the deed, so far as it bears on the first question, is in the following words: “Know ye, that we, Henry Seymour and Mary J. Chenevard, administrators on the estate of John Chenevard, jun., being thereunto lawfully authorized, by the court of probate…
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