Camp v. Camp
Supreme Court of Connecticut
This was an action of ejectment for a piece of land in Durham, containing about six acres, usually called the parsonage lot.
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This was an action of ejectment for a piece of land in Durham, containing about six acres, usually called the parsonage lot. The cause was commenced in March 1821, and was tried at Haddam, October term, 1821, before Peters, J. The possession of the defendants, as tenants of the ecclesiastical society in Durham, under a claim of right, being admitted, the plaintiff, an heir at law of Hezekiah Talcott, who died in 1764, gave in evidence a writing, purporting to be signed by him, of the following tenor: “Durham, November 4th, 1762. To whom it may concern, know, That I, Hezekiah Talcott, for a…
1Opinion of the Court
Hosmer, Ch. J.
In the action of disseisin before the court, the plaintiff claims title as being heir to Hezekiah Talcott, deceased ; and the defendants claim to possess the premises demanded, as tenants of the ecclesiastical society in Durham. It is admitted, that at the commencement of the plaintiff’s suit, the defendants were in possession under a claim of right ; and this renders it necessary, only for the plaintiff to show, that he has title to the land in question.
The town of Durham, by the act of its incorporation, in the year 1708, became an ecclesiastical society ; and has remained in…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jackson ex dem. Kane v. SternberghNew York Supreme Court · 1799
- Merwin v. CampSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1819
- Treadwell v. BulkleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1810
- Jackson ex dem. Bleecker v. WhitfordNew York Supreme Court · 1804
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- Sinclair v. Jackson ex dem. FieldCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1826
- New York Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church v. FisherSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Ruick v. TwarkinsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
- Missionary Society v. CoutuSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1948
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