Turgeon v. Woodward
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to restrain the defendant from cutting trees on land alleged to be owned by the plaintiff, brought to and tried by the Superior Court in Windham County, Gager, Jfacts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff, from which the defendant appealed.- The several lots of land to which reference is made in the opinion are shown upon the plan on the opposite page. The plaintiff owns the “Turgeon lot” within the lines between the points E.F.
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Action to restrain the defendant from cutting trees on land alleged to be owned by the plaintiff, brought to and tried by the Superior Court in Windham County, Gager, Jfacts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff, from which the defendant appealed.- The several lots of land to which reference is made in the opinion are shown upon the plan on the opposite page. The plaintiff owns the “Turgeon lot” within the lines between the points E.F. A. and G. Weaver owns the “Weaver lot” within the lines between the points D. E. H. and C.; and the defendant owns the tract of land to the east of the…
1Opinion of the CourtWheeler, J.
The plaintiff and defendant are adjoining owners of certain tracts of woodland in Brooklyn. Each claims to be the owner of a part of this woodland, and as such the plaintiff seeks to restrain the defendant from further trespassing upon said strip. The issue is to be determined by finding the boundary fine between the parties, this being the east bound of the plaintiff and the west bound of the defendant.
All of the grounds of appeal relate to rulings upon evidence. Those which invite more serious consideration are those excluding declarations of the defendant’s predecessor in title, and those…
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