Chapman v. Twitchell
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On Exceptions from Nisi Prius, Howard, J., presiding. Trespass quare clausum, and cutting down and carrying away pine trees. The cutting was admitted, and the question in the case was one of the eastern boundary of lot No. 18/ in the town of Bethel. The defendant, with other testimony, introduced one James Walker who testified, that in conversation about this lot, he requested the plaintiff to show him where the north-east corner of the land was.
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On Exceptions from Nisi Prius, Howard, J., presiding. Trespass quare clausum, and cutting down and carrying away pine trees. The cutting was admitted, and the question in the case was one of the eastern boundary of lot No. 18/ in the town of Bethel. The defendant, with other testimony, introduced one James Walker who testified, that in conversation about this lot, he requested the plaintiff to show him where the north-east corner of the land was. The plaintiff made some excuse, said “ that TwitchelFs boys had cut down the corner, and said Twitchell can show you where the corner is.”…
1Opinion of the CourtWells, J.
— The question between the parties was, how far eastward lot numbered eighteen extended. The defendant contended, that one of its eastern bounds was a white pine stump. James Walker, introduced by the defendant, testified that he and others went to the plaintiff, and asked him to show the north-east corner of the land bonded; that he said, Twitchell could show them where the corner was; that Twitchell went and showed them the corner, and the white pine stump. It does not appear by the exceptions, whether Twitchell was the defendant or some other person, but it is said in argument, that he was…
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