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5 Del. 162

Evans v. Lewis

Superior Court of Delaware

Decided July 1, 1849

Superior Court of Delaware · decided 1849-07-01

This was an action of covenant for breach of warranty, in a deed of bargain and sale from Albert G. Lewis to B. Watson, who assigned to one Bell, and Bell to the plaintiffs.

Decided 1849-07-01

The Court.

¶1The 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 ac*164tian of waste, without any proof of eviction under such judgment.

Whitely, for plaintiffs.Rogers, for defendant.

¶2The plaintiff then suffered a nonsuit.

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