Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 1814

Pixley v. Bennett

Pixley v. Bennett
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Decided September 15, 1814
11 Mass. 298
Pixley v. Bennett

Cases that cite this one

16 later published cases cite this decision.

This list shows which later cases cite this one. It does not say how they treated it, and no review of that has been done. Not a substitute for Shepard’s or KeyCite — verify before relying.

Opinion of the Court

By the Court.

(a) The deed relied on to bar the demandant shows no privity of estate, or connection of any kind between her and the tenant. It cannot avail the tenant in this action. (b)

Plea in bar adjudged bad.

Dewey, J., having been of counsel in this cause, did not sit in the hearing or adjudication thereof.

Park on Dower, 334. — Gooch vs. Atkins, 14 Mass. Rep. 378. — Gould vs. Newman, 6 Mass. Rep. 239. — Davis vs. Hayden & Al. 9 Mass. Rep. 514.— Gibson vs. Crehore, 5 Pick. 146.

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.