Lengyel v. Peregrin

The claims of the appellant which are pursued on her brief and in argument are, in substance, that the grantor, Peter Peregrin, was so ousted of possession that his deed to the plaintiffs is void, and that, by reason of the state of the land records relating to the attachment of the real estate, the plaintiffs had constructive notice of and took title subject to the claim of the defendant as made in the complaint in her action against her husband.

In order to render a deed void under § 5098 of the General Statutes, the grantor must have been ousted by an entry and possession under a claim of…