Lord v. Wentworth

36 A. 17, 68 N.H. 610

• Court: Supreme Court of New Hampshire
• Decided: December 5, 1895
• Status: Published

Opinion

Trespass, guare clausum. March 11, .1875, Nathaniel.Willey owned a large rectangular lot of land bounded westerly by the “old road” and southerly by the “ new road.” In the corner formed by the junction of the two roads was a nearly square tract of about four acres called the Webster homestead, bounded westerly twenty-five rods on the “ old road ” and southerly twenty-six rods on the “ new road.” On that day he conveyed to Mary Webster a tract of land bounded and described as follows: “ Commencing at the junction of the two roads, thence running northerly on the old road about eighteen rods to a large stone opposite to my barn; thence easterly, parallel with the fence between my pasture and the Webster homestead, to a point far enough east to contain eight acres between said fence and the new road; thence southerly to the new road; and thence westerly on the new road to the bound begun at; meaning to convey the former homestead of the late Horace Webster.” The plaintiff excepted to the ruling that the deed conveyed to Mary the eight-acre tract and not merely the Webster homestead, and the exception was overruled.

Chase, J., did not sit.