Heywood v. Wild River Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Bill in Equity. Facts found by a referee. The plaintiffs own lands in Jackson bounded by the northerly line of the town, claiming under a grant from the state to Daniel Pinkham in 1835 : .and the defendants own adjoining lands in Bean’s Purchase, claiming under a grant from the state to A. Bean in 1832. The controversy relates to the location of the dividing, or town, line.
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Bill in Equity. Facts found by a referee. The plaintiffs own lands in Jackson bounded by the northerly line of the town, claiming under a grant from the state to Daniel Pinkham in 1835 : .and the defendants own adjoining lands in Bean’s Purchase, claiming under a grant from the state to A. Bean in 1832. The controversy relates to the location of the dividing, or town, line. Jackson was chartered in 1800 as the town of Adams, and its northerly line is described in the charter as follows : “ Beginning at the most northerly corner bound of a tract of land granted to Wentworth and Rogers, from…
1Opinion of the CourtParsons, J.
The controversy relates to the north hne of the town of Jackson. Jackson was incorporated under the name of Adams in 1800, and included grants which had been made before that date to various persons and a quantity of ungranted state land. The northerly hne is described in the charter as follows: “ Begmning .at the most northerly corner bound of a tract of land granted to Wentworth and Rogers, from thence runs south eighty-one degrees, east seven miles to the northwesterly corner bound of Chatham.” At the date of the Adams charter, the north line, according to-either claim as to its exact…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Kendall v. GreenSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1893
- Corwin v. HoodSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1878
3Cited by2 opinions
- Bath v. HaverhillSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1906
- Campbell v. MooneySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1915