Roberts v. Richards
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On report. This was a real action for the recovery of an island in Frenchman’s Bay, near Bar Harbor, Mt. Desert, known as Bound or Bald Porcupine and Wheeler’s Porcupine. Both parties agreed that the title at some time prior to the separation of Maine from Massachusetts, was in the latter State. The case is stated in the opinion.
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On report. This was a real action for the recovery of an island in Frenchman’s Bay, near Bar Harbor, Mt. Desert, known as Bound or Bald Porcupine and Wheeler’s Porcupine. Both parties agreed that the title at some time prior to the separation of Maine from Massachusetts, was in the latter State. The case is stated in the opinion. Plaintiffs’ deeds give them better title than defendants’ possession admitted by the declaration ; also better than defendants’ earlier deeds from Massachusetts as a grantor, because she had before then parted with her title to the De Gregoires, under whom neither…
1Opinion of the CourtYirg-in, J.
Writ of entry to recover possession of Round Porcupine Island situated in Frenchman’s Bay.
The plea admits the defendants to be in possession of the whole Island, claiming a freehold therein. Upon this primafacie evidence of title the defendants may confidently rely until the plaintiffs shall affirmatively showthat possession to be wrongful as against themselves. The case is before the court on a report of the evidence; and the question is — Which of the parties does this evidence show to have the better title to all or any part of the demanded premises. R. S., c. 104, § 10; Wyman v. Brown, 50…
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