Braley v. French
Supreme Court of Vermont
Ejectment for a piece of land in Barnard. Plea,' the general issue; trial by jury, May Term, 1855, — Underwood, J., presiding.
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Ejectment for a piece of land in Barnard. Plea,' the general issue; trial by jury, May Term, 1855, — Underwood, J., presiding. The plaintiff’s evidence tended to show an attachment of the premises in question, as the property of Hiram Aikins, on the 12th of August, 1850, upon a writ in favor of the plaintiffs against the Aikins and others; a judgment recovered on said writ; the issuing of an execution and levying it upon the premises, before the expiration of the attachment lien. To defeat the title thus claimed, the defendants offered testimony tending to prove that, at the time said…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Ishamj J.
This is an action of ejectment for land in Barnard. *550The plaintiff claims title to the land by virtue of an attachment in his favor against Hiram Aikins et al., and the levy of liis execution on the premises. The attachment was made on the 12th of August, 1850. The defendant derives his title to the premises, under a deed from Hiram Aikins, dated November 7, 1850 ; and he insists that his title is good, as against the plaintiff’s previous attachment. It is not disputed but that Hiram Aikins was the owner of these premises at the time of the…
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