¶1Verdict for the defendant, generally that he had done no wrong or disseisin; which was accepted by the court, upon the principle that the manner in which he claimed, possessed and improved the uninclosed part lying connected with the inclosed part; announced to the world his ownership of it, by acts of equal notoriety as though it had been inclosed with a fence. See Smith v. Isaacs, New Haven, January Term, 1790.
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Miller v. Dow
Decided March 15, 1792
Supreme Court of Connecticut · decided 1792-03-15
Action of ejectment for fifty acres of land in Plainfield. Plea — No wrong or disseisin. Issue to the jury. The plaintiffs derived their title from old Mr. Winthrop who held under a grant from the proprietors.
Decided 1792-03-15