Hunt v. Mansfield
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Bill for an injunction against the prosecution of an action of ejectment. The bill was dismissed by the superior court, (' Waldo, J.,) and the case was brought before this court by the petitioner, by motion in error. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtDutton, J.
The finding of facts in this case is somewhat voluminous, but all of them which are material to the main question are the following: — In November, 1855, Mansfield sued Monson, and attached three pieces of land in North Canaan, called the homestead, the swamp, and the depot property. The suit lay in court till the October' term of the superior court in the year 1880, when the plaintiff obtained judgment for over $4,000. The property attached was more than enough to pay the judgment. In the mean time Hunt bought of Mon-son a part of the depot property for about $3,000, for which he gave his…
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