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5 Del. 284

Griffith v. Derringer

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided June 15, 1850

Supreme Court of Delaware · decided 1850-06-15

Before the full court: Johns, Chancellor, Booth, Chief Justice, Harrington, Milligan and Wootten. Questions reserved for hearing in banc, on the following case stated.: The defendant agreed in writing to purchase of the plaintiffs a a tract of land in New Castle county, at a certain sum, if a good title could be had to the same.

Decided 1850-06-15

¶1Judgment.—And now, to wit: this sixth day of June, A. D. 1850, this cause coming on to be heard by and before all the judges in the court here, and the same being debated by counsel, and the court having heard and considered the question of law which was directed to be heard before this court, it is ordered and adjudged by the court here, that the said Isaac Jaquett, the devisee named in the case stated, took an estate of inheritance under and by virtue of the devise set forth in the case stated, as contained in the said last will and testament of the said John Jaquett, deceased, in the said plantation and tract of land therein mentioned and described. And it is further ordered, that the record and proceedings in this cause be remanded and certified to the Superior Court of New Castle county.

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