Tessier v. Blood

This case presents an appeal from an order of the Rockingham County Superior Court {Contas, J.) denying a motion to set aside a default decree in favor of the plaintiff. This case had its origin in bills in equity for specific performance, to quiet title, and for temporary and permanent injunction brought by the Tessiers against the defendant in connection with a dispute over a strip of land, 100 feet in width, situated along the Tessier property as it existed on the date of the petition. The plaintiffs claimed title on the basis of adverse possession and an alleged promise by the defendant…