Lewis v. Hall
New Jersey Court of Chancery
On the 27th of November, 1822, the executors of the will of Daniel Stuart, deceased, by virtue of a power in the will for that purpose, sold and conveyed to Jaocb L. Struble and Peter L. Struble a tract of land in the township of Newton, county of Sussex, containing 246 56-100 acres.
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On the 27th of November, 1822, the executors of the will of Daniel Stuart, deceased, by virtue of a power in the will for that purpose, sold and conveyed to Jaocb L. Struble and Peter L. Struble a tract of land in the township of Newton, county of Sussex, containing 246 56-100 acres. This deed was duly recorded on the 6th of March, 1823. On the 5th of February, 1827, Jacob L. Struble and his wife, for the consideration of $1,000, sold and conveyed to Uzal C. Haggerty the undivided half part of the said tract. This deed was recorded on the 20th of February, 1827. On the 27th of April, 1833,…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.
It was said in argument, on the part of the defendant, that, from the manner in which the complainant got the title in him, he had no equity calling for his protection against the judgment of the defendant.
The question whether the sale by him, as administrator of J. Northrup, deceased, and the subsequent conveyance of the property to him by the purchaser at that sale, were good as between bim and those interested in the estate of Northrup, is not before us in this cause. For the purposes of this cause, the complainant stands in the place of J. Northrup, and holds the same…
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