Warner v. Page
Supreme Court of Vermont
This was an action of ejectment for lot no. four, in the eleventh range of lots in Concord, being the second division, laid to the right of-Gideon Tiffany, an original proprietor. The plaintiff produced a warranty deed of the premises, executed to his intestate by Azarias Williams.
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This was an action of ejectment for lot no. four, in the eleventh range of lots in Concord, being the second division, laid to the right of-Gideon Tiffany, an original proprietor. The plaintiff produced a warranty deed of the premises, executed to his intestate by Azarias Williams. He also produced deeds to show, that Williams claimed to be the owner of Tiffany’s right : but one deed was a vendue deed, and was not supported by sufficient testimony to render it valid to convey the title. The lot in question was taken up and possessed by one Collington, previous (o the year 1809; and there was…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was pronounced by
Hutchinson, C. J.
The plaintiff has shown no other title in his intestate than actual possession, by his tenant, under his claim of title ; and, whether he has shown this, depends upon the finding of the jury, under correct instructions from the court, upon the point of the tenancy, either of Collington, or Sargeant, or both. As it was left to the jury, they found for the defendant. The correctness of the instructions upon these possessions is all we have to examine. As the jury might probably understand these instructions, they might not lead to a…
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