Hamilton v. . Simms

Jun 5, 1894
Reporters:
Before:
Per Curiam.

The defendant, to be liable ‍‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‍as heir, must have lands which descended to him from the ancestor, and to ‍‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‍which that ancestor had title. A deed shown by the plaintiff from the ancestor to ‍‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‍the defendant is a proof that the defendant had the lands from his ancestor, though ‍‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‍it does not appear who caused the deed to be registered, or that it ‍‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‍was even delivered to or accepted by defendant.