Dow v. Dow

The demandant brought a writ of. entry in the Land Court in 1918 to recover possession of three parcels of land. The tenant claims title by virtue of a sheriff’s deed given to him in 1889 and also by adverse possession. The following issue was framed in the Land Court and tried in the Superior Court: “Has the tenant acquired title by adverse possession to any portion of the demanded premises, and if so, to what portion?” The jury found for the tenant as to each of the parcels. At the close of the evidence the demandant moved that a verdict be directed in his favor as to each of the lots in…