Manwaring v. Tabor
Connecticut Superior Court
ActjoN of ejectment for a farm of land. The plea is not guilty. Issue to the jury. The case was — Richard Manwaring, father of the plaintiff, in A. D. 1739 gave the demanded premises, by deed, to his sons, in manner following, viz. to bis son Asa and tbe beir. male of bis body, lawfully begotten, and so on in like manner unto tbe fifth generation; and in failure of sucb beir male of bis son Asa, to bis son Richard and to bis beir male of bis body, etc. unto tbe fifth…
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ActjoN of ejectment for a farm of land. The plea is not guilty. Issue to the jury. The case was — Richard Manwaring, father of the plaintiff, in A. D. 1739 gave the demanded premises, by deed, to his sons, in manner following, viz. to bis son Asa and tbe beir. male of bis body, lawfully begotten, and so on in like manner unto tbe fifth generation; and in failure of sucb beir male of bis son Asa, to bis son Richard and to bis beir male of bis body, etc. unto tbe fifth generation; and in failure of sucb beir male of bis son Richard, to bis son Henry and bis beir male in like manner; and in…
1Opinion of the Court
And verdict and judgment was for tbe plaintiff, upon tbe ground that as Asa never bad any beir male of bis body, be bad only bis life in tbe estate, and no greater estate passed by bis deed.
2Cited by1 opinion
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