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64 Me. 539

Thomas v. Johnson

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided July 1, 1874

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · decided 1874-07-01

On exceptions. Real action. Both parties claim under William B. Freeman, a former owner of the demanded premises; the demandant by virtue of a levy made December 12, 1872, and the tenant under a deed from Freeman to him dated and delivered March 29, 1871, but not recorded till August 12, 1872.

Decided 1874-07-01

Danforth, J.

¶1The plaintiff’s title to the land in question depends upon the validity of his levy, to which a single objection is made, viz: an insufficiency in the notice by the officer to the debtor to choose an appraiser, or a non-compliance with its terms on the part of the officer in not waiting for the expiration of the two days allowed. Whether he did so or not, may not be entirely certain from the language of the return, but upon the authority of Fitch v. Tyler, 34 Maine, 468, and Howe v. Wildes, Id., 574, the subsequent statement in the return “the said debtor refusing to choose an appraiser,” renders it entirely immaterial; as such a refusal is a waiver of the debtor’s rights in that respect.

¶2Exceptions overruled.

Appleton, C. J., Walton, Barrows, Yirgin and Peters, JJ., concurred.
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