Lamb v. Beebe
Supreme Court of Connecticut
This was an action of trespass, quare clausum fregit, alleging sundry acts of trespass, committed by the defendant, on the 15th of April, 1829, and on divers other days and times between that day and the day of the date of the writ.
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This was an action of trespass, quare clausum fregit, alleging sundry acts of trespass, committed by the defendant, on the 15th of April, 1829, and on divers other days and times between that day and the day of the date of the writ. The locus in quo was thus described in the declaration: “ A certain tract of land, lying in the town of Norwich, and bounded Northerly on the Norwich and Salem turnpike road, M ester ly on land of Asa Post, jun., Southerly on Trading Cove brook, and Easterly on land of the defendant, containing forty acres, more or less.” The cause was brought before a justice of…
1Opinion of the Court
ChüRch, J.
This action is trespass quare clausumfregit, and was originally commenced before a justice of the peace, and in which only seven dollars damages are demanded ; and except by reason of the pleas of the defendant, is exclusively within the jurisdiction of such justice of the peace.
To this action before the justice, the defendant pleaded two pleas of title, and the cause was, thereupon, removed to the county court, under the provisions of the 65th section of the “ Act for the regulations of Civil Actions.”
1. Double pleading of title before a justice of the peace, under this statute,…
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