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21 F. Cas. 850

Scott v. Widdington

U.S. District Court

Decided May 15, 1833

U.S. District Court · decided 1833-05-15

This was a writ of right brought by Robert E. Scott, Susan Scott and James C. Madison, citizens of Virginia, in which they demanded of the defendant [Henry Widdington] the land in controversy, &c. whereupon the said Robert G. Scott and Susan Scott say that they have a right to the farm and tenement aforesaid, with the appurtenances, and offer proof, &c. and issue, &c. After the evidence was heard, the defendant’s counsel moved the court to instruct the jury to find for the…

Decided 1833-05-15

OPINION OF THE COURT.

¶1In this action great strictness is observed. The proof must correspond with the count. As the issue is on the title, and not on the right of possession only, as in the action of ejectment, the evidence of title must strictly conform to the title as set out in the count. And the court think that there is in this case such a variance as must be fatal to the plaintiffs in their action.

¶2*851The plaintiffs’ counsel asked leave to suffer a non-suit, which the court granted, with the understanding that the defendant’s counsel should he heard against the right of the demandants to suffer a non-suit in this action.

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