Evans v. Lewis

5 Del. 162

• Court: Superior Court of Delaware
• Decided: July 1, 1849
• Status: Published

Opinion

The Court.

The declaration is upon a covenant that Albert G. Lewis was seized of an estate in fee simple, and had full power to convey, and that.he did convey with a general warranty; the deed contains a covenant of general warranty, but no covenant of seizin; the evidence, therefore, supports the latter covenant, and the former may be regarded as surplusage, or, would be amendable under the act of last session; but a question' still remains whether a breach of this covenant is fully proved without evidence of an eviction from the lands warranted. The' books are otherwise, and the evidence here stops with proof of a verdict and judgment in an actian of waste, without any proof of eviction under such judgment.

Whitely, for plaintiffs. Rogers, for defendant.

The plaintiff then suffered a nonsuit.