Mussey v. Holt
Superior Court of New Hampshire
Assumpsit, for tbe use and occupation of tbe saw mill, sbingle mill, clapboard mill, and tbe farm and buildings in Littleton • called tbe Gile- farm and mill, for one year, ending December 15tb, 1847. Also on a quantum meruit for tbe use and occupation of tbe same property from December 15tb, 1846, to tbe commencement of tbe suit January 31st, 1848. Tbe plaintiffs were John Mussey,'Greely Hanaford, George Hanaford, Joseph Stevens, John Stevens, William Stevens, and Henry S.…
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Assumpsit, for tbe use and occupation of tbe saw mill, sbingle mill, clapboard mill, and tbe farm and buildings in Littleton • called tbe Gile- farm and mill, for one year, ending December 15tb, 1847. Also on a quantum meruit for tbe use and occupation of tbe same property from December 15tb, 1846, to tbe commencement of tbe suit January 31st, 1848. Tbe plaintiffs were John Mussey,'Greely Hanaford, George Hanaford, Joseph Stevens, John Stevens, William Stevens, and Henry S. Walker ; and tbe defendants, Daniel Holt, Jr., Abiel Demming, and James H. Johnson. Plea, tbe general issue and notice…
1Opinion of the CourtPerley, J.
The testimony of Ebenezer Stevens was competent to shew that he and the plaintiffs were owners of the land, December 14th, 1846. He was then in possession, claiming for himself and them.
If the lease made by Stevens to the defendants on the 14th of December, 1846, is to be regarded as binding on the plaintiffs, the defendants, entering under the lease, became possessed of a term for two years, as tenants to the plaintiff's and Ebenezer Stevens. Ebenezer Stevens derived his claim to the land from William Stevens; the deed from William to Ebenezer Stevens is not in the case ; but it is stated…
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