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40 Me. 381

Jackson v. Ford

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided July 1, 1885

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · decided 1885-07-01

On Facts Agreed. Writ of Entry to recover a farm occupied by tenant, and for rents and profits of the same for six years prior to the date of the writ. The action was commenced on July 20, 1853. On Oct. 27, 1841, tlie tenant being owner of the premises, conveyed the same to demandant by deed of that date. The consideration expressed in the deed was $1814,63, and the farm was worth $2500.

Cited in Anderson (1889)’s definition of “Defeat”

Decided 1885-07-01

Rice, J.

¶1Whether the obligation to re-deed, given by the demandant to the tenant, was an instrument under seal, does not distinctly appear. But from the conduct of the parties, as disclosed in the case, we think the legitimate inference is, that such was its character, and that it was intended to operate as a defeazance to the deed from the tenant to the demandant. This obligation docs not appear to have been recorded, nor is it necessary that it should be to give it validity as a defeazance between the parties in this case. R. S., c. 91, § 27.

¶2The tenant must be defaulted and a conditional judgment entered up according to the provisions of c. 104, of statute of 1844.

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