Bristol Manufacturing Co. v. Barnes
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover possession of land and for damages ; brought to the Court of Common Pleas of Hartford County, and tried to the jury upon a general denial before Calhoun, J. Verdict for the plaintiffs and appeal by the defendant for error in the rulings and charge of the court. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtLoomis, J.
It appears from the finding in this case that prior to January 27th, 1857, the plaintiff owned a large tract of land in the town of Bristol, situated on both sides of Main street, which runs north and south, and on that day conveyed by warranty deed to one Welch a portion of the land, namely, one lot on the east side of the street with a building used for a store standing thereon, also a horse shed with the land covered by it situated on the other side of the highway. The horse shed was removed by the grantee in the year 1870, and in 1875 the title of Welch in the land was conveyed to the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Woodward v. Meriden Trust & Safe Deposit Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1908
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- Dekay v. Shorehaven Realty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1926
- Rosenblum v. ChellstropConnecticut Superior Court · 1969