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Jordan v. RileyJordan v. Riley

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Apr 13, 1901
Reporters:
,
Before:
Holmes
Holmes, C. J.

The main point of this case ‍‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‍is covered by Wishart v. McKnight, ante, 356. The demandant was disseised continuously for more than twenty years. Pub. Sts. ‍‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‍c. 196, § 1. It is not material, if it be a fact, that the successive ‍‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‍occupants of the tenant’s lot claimed the disputed strip only because they were under a ‍‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‍mistake as to where the boundary line would fall when the deeds were applied to the ‍‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‍land. Harrison v. Dolan, 172 Mass. 395. Bond v. O‘Gara, 177 Mass. 139.

Judgment for tenant affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Jordan v. Riley
Court Name: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Date Published: Apr 13, 1901
Citations: 60 N.E. 7; 178 Mass. 524
Court Abbreviation: Mass.
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