Ives v. Allyn
Supreme Court of Vermont
Ejectment, for lot number sixty eight, in the first division in Charleston, belonging to the original right of James H. 01-ney. Plea, not guilty, and trial by jury. On the trial in the county court, the plaintiff” read in evidence a copy of the charter of Charleston, which was objected to,but admitted. He also proved the lot in question duly severed to the first division of the right aforesaid.
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Ejectment, for lot number sixty eight, in the first division in Charleston, belonging to the original right of James H. 01-ney. Plea, not guilty, and trial by jury. On the trial in the county court, the plaintiff” read in evidence a copy of the charter of Charleston, which was objected to,but admitted. He also proved the lot in question duly severed to the first division of the right aforesaid. And,having traced the title to said right, from said original proprietor to one Christopher Olney, he then offered in evidence a certified copy of the last will and testament of said Christopher Olney,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Williams, Ch. J.
— In this case, in order to establish a title to the right of James H. Olney, who was original proprietor of the lot sued for, the plaintiff introduced certified copies of two wills, to wit, that of Christopher Olney and that of Sally Ann Olney. It was necessary for the plaintiff,if he produced either deeds or wills, to establish a title, to produce such as were valid under the laws of this state. Alienation of real estate, whether by deed or devise, as well as the rule of inheritance, are regulated by the lex rei sita. In England, in…
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