Branch v. Lewerenz
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover possession of a certain tract of land, brought to the Superior Court in New London County and tried to the court, Ralph Wheeler, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the defendant, and appeal by the plaintiffs. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtTorrance, C. J.
This action is brought by Mary L. Branch and her husband to recover possession of the land described in the complaint, which Mrs. Branch claims to have inherited and to own as sole heir of John R. Bolles, who died in 1895. The land in question is now, and for many years past, in connection with other contiguous land, has been used by the United States for naval purposes. The defendant is an officer in the United States Navy, who, in behalf of the United States, has been, since June 5th, 1899, in possession of the land in dispute, as part of the land near New London used for naval purposes. He…
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