Legal Opinion

Stinchfield v. Emerson

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided July 1, 1864PublishedCited by 8 opinions

On Report from NisiPrius, Cutting, J., presiding. Writ of Entry. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the Court.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was drawn by

Davis, J.

This case, though with different parties, for whom the present plaintiff was counsel, was once before presented to this Court. Stevens v. McNamara, 36 Maine, 176.

After that suit was determined, a deed was made from Stevens to Otis, witnessed by and acknowledged before the plaintiff, Jan. 20, 1855. Otis deeded the premises to the plaintiff, Jan. 24, 1855. A suit was commenced in the name of Otis, Jan. 23, 1855, which was afterwards discontinued.

It was held in the previous case that Stevens was estopped *466from claiming any title to the premises,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Hart v. Farmers & Mechanics BankSupreme Court of Vermont · 1860
  2. Fitzsimmons v. JoslinSupreme Court of Vermont · 1849

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Sorensen v. SorensenNebraska Supreme Court · 1903
  2. Bradley v. Modern Woodmen of AmericaMissouri Court of Appeals · 1910
  3. Hitz v. AhlgrenIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
  4. Stennett v. StennettSupreme Court of Iowa · 1916
  5. Holton v. HassamSupreme Court of Vermont · 1920

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