Supreme Court of Vermont, 1832

Executors of Tucker v. Keeler

Supreme Court of Vermont · Decided January 15, 1832 · Baylies

4 Vt. 161

Cases that cite this one

3 later published cases cite this decision.

Anderson v. Watkins (Ga. Ct. App. 1930)
Lapoint v. Sage (Vt. 1916)
Wade v. Thompson (Miss. 1876)

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Opinion of the Court

Baylies, J.,

delivered the opinion of the Court. — The act, (Slade’s Ed. ch. 18, s. 2.) entitled “ An act to prevent fraudulent speculations, and the sale of choses in action,” in its proviso, says, this act is not to be construed in any way to affect any lease, deed, or other conveyance to the person in possession claiming *164adversely to the lessor, or grantor. And the rule is, that a defen- . J . , .... ■ r , dant in ejectment, who did not derive his possession from the. plaintiff^ but clairhs adversly,-. may, at any time before trial,- pur---c^ase *n an outstanding title to protect, his- possession, — (8 John. Rep. 139. I see no- e’rror in the proceedings of the county, court ;• therefore, their

Turner & Brown, for plaintiffs. sitien,- Smalley & Adams, for defendants.

Judgement is affirmed with additional- costs.-.

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