Rawson v. Plaisted

This was a writ of entry. The plea was mil disseisin. The demandant claims title under a sale on execution of the land, as belonging to William L. Plaisted. At the time of the attachment and of the execution sale the land stood in the name of Caroline A. Plaisted, the tenant. The land had belonged to William, was conveyed by him to his brother John by a deed absolute in form, and at a later date was conveyed by John to the tenant. There was evidence, and the jury found, that the conveyance to John was by way of security only, and that the tenant knew that fact when she took *72her deed. The…