Cheney's Lessee v. Watkins

General Court of Virginia

Cheney's Lessee v. Watkins

1 H. & J. 527

DecidedOctober 15, 1804

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Cheney's Lessee v. Watkins, 1 H. & J. 527 (Va. Super. Ct. 1804).

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Chase, Cb. J.

The court are of opinion, that if the jury believe that Elizabeth Durbin, the devisee in the will of John Durbin, intermarried with Samuel Burgess, then there is a clear deduction of title, possession, &c. to presume a deed to John Durbin from the patentee, or from his son Richard; and the court give the direction to the jury as prayed by the defendant. The plaintiff excepted.

Yerdict and judgment for the defendant.

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Chase, Cb. J.

The court are of opinion, that if the jury believe that Elizabeth Durbin, the devisee in the will of John Durbin, intermarried with Samuel Burgess, then there is a clear deduction of title, possession, &c. to presume a deed to John Durbin from the patentee, or from his son Richard; and the court give the direction to the jury as prayed by the defendant. The plaintiff excepted.

Yerdict and judgment for the defendant.

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1 H. & J. 527, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/cheneys-lessee-v-watkins-vagensess-1804.