Gorham v. Gorham
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Ejectment ; brought to the Court ot Common Pleas of New Haven County, and tried to the jury on the general issue before Pardee, J. Verdict for the plaintiff and motion for a new trial by the defendant for errors in the rulings and charge of the court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtFoster, J.
The tract of land, of which both the plaintiff and defendant in this case claim the ownership, made part of the estate of Mr. John Gorham, styled John Gorham, Senior, who died in 1792. Distribution of his real estate was made through the court of probate in May of that year, to his widow and five children, two sons and three daughters. The plaintiff claims that the land in question was set out to Levi, the eldest son; that he died in 1812, leaving a widow and children; that this land was distributed to the widow as part of her dower; and that by deeds from her and the right heirs of Levi, he,…
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