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Kent v. Taylor
13 A. 419
N.H.
1887
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Land described in a deed as bounded on the bank of a river not navigable, or by lines running to a stake or tree standing on the bank, and thence up, down, on, or by the river to another monument on the bank, extends to the thread of the stream. The doctrine is founded on the presumption that such was the intention and understanding of the parties. The mere fact that the distances and the quantity of land conveyed are greater under this construction than those named in the deed is not sufficient to overcome the presumption. Rix v. Johnson, 5 N.H. 520; State v. Canterbury, 28 N.H. 195,216; Woodman v. Spencer, 54 N.H. 507, 511, 512; Sleeper v. Laconia,60 N.H. 201; Taylor v. Blake, ante, 392; Newhall v. Ireson, 8 Cush. 595, 598; Gould v. Eastern Railroad Co., 142 Mass. 85, 89; Berridge v. Ward, 10 C. B. N. S. 400; County of St. Clair v. Lovingston, 23 Wall. 46, 64.

Exceptions overruled.

ALLEN, J., did not sit: the others concurred.

Case Details

Case Name: Kent v. Taylor
Court Name: Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Date Published: Dec 5, 1887
Citation: 13 A. 419
Court Abbreviation: N.H.
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