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76 Mass. 70

Cook v. Farrington

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided November 15, 1857

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · decided 1857-11-15

Action of tort for breaking and entering a close in Lynn, consisting of a beach between high and low water mark and within one hundred rods of the upland.

Decided 1857-11-15

By the Court.

¶1The deed of Chase and Foster to Collins embraced the whole beach under the second description — also such rights on the beach lying directly between the eighty feet passage way above mentioned and the sea as were deeded to us by said Joseph and Daniel Fuller.” This came by various mesne conveyances to the defendant. Chase and Foster’s deed to Collins, was not recorded until after the deed to the plaintiff, but that deed was made subject to “ all the privileges and rights heretofore deeded away.” Thus the plaintiff took subject to the unrecorded deed. The defendant has the better title.

¶2Judgment for the defendant.

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