Lancaster v. Augusta Water District
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On exceptions by plaintiff'. Real action to recover possession of certain land in Winthrop. Pleadings filed as stated in the opinion. At the conclusion of the testimony, the presiding Justice ordered a verdict of the form and tenor stated in the opinion. The plaintiff excepted to several rulings made during the trial. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtPeabody, J.
This is a writ of entry brought by the plaintiff as trustee under the will of Edward Church Williams, deceased, against the Augusta Water District, a corporation created by act of the legislature of the State of Maine, to recover possession of a certain piece or parcel of land, situated in Winthrop in the County of Kennebec, State of Maine.
The defendant corporation filed a plea of the general issue, and a brief statement denying that it was tenant of the freehold or in possession of any portion of the premises described in the plaintiff’s writ and declaration, except as to certain specific…
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