Heath v. White
Supreme Court of Connecticut
This was an action of ejectment, commenced in 1821. The case was as follows. The demanded premises were formerly the land of John Ticknor. Upon his death, it was, on the 27th of June, 1774, distributed to Prudence Ticknor, one of his children and heirs. She, before her marriage with Jared Strong, had two illegitimate children, viz. Betsey Brace, and John Gardner, who are both living. After her marriage, she had a legitimate child, Samuel Strong, who is living.
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This was an action of ejectment, commenced in 1821. The case was as follows. The demanded premises were formerly the land of John Ticknor. Upon his death, it was, on the 27th of June, 1774, distributed to Prudence Ticknor, one of his children and heirs. She, before her marriage with Jared Strong, had two illegitimate children, viz. Betsey Brace, and John Gardner, who are both living. After her marriage, she had a legitimate child, Samuel Strong, who is living. She died in 1778, thirty three years before the commencement of this suit, her husband, Jared Strong, surviving her. He died in…
1Opinion of the Court
Hosmer, Ch. J.
The plaintiffs, in right of the wife, have brought an action of disseisin to recover certain land; and two *232questions have been raised for the determination of the court. The first of them respects the plaintiffs’ title; and the second opposes a recovery, on the ground of the statute of limitations.
1. The property in question, was formerly vested in Prudence Ticknor; and the wife of the plaintiff in right of whom the premises are claimed, is the illegitimate child of the said Prudence. Whether an illegitimate child can inherit land from her mother, is the precise question to be…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Curtis v. HurlburtSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1817
- Clark v. VaughanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1819
- Town of Canaan v. Town of SalisburyConnecticut Superior Court · 1790
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