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Noyes v. JohnsonNoyes v. Johnson

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Jun 19, 1885
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Allen
C. Allen, J.

By the terms and conditions of the sale, ‍‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‍it was implied that the purchaser should have a good title by record. No purchaser could rea‘onably be ‍‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‍held to expect, from these terms and conditions, that a title by adverse possession, depending upon a long ‍‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‍and difficult investigation of facts, would be offered to him. The title may be good; but a purchaser ‍‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‍under such terms and conditions ought not to be held bound to accept it, and assume the burden ‍‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‍of defending it against all comers. Butts v. Andrews, 136 Mass. 221. Bill dismissed.

Case Details

Case Name: Noyes v. Johnson
Court Name: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Date Published: Jun 19, 1885
Citations: 31 N.E. 767; 139 Mass. 436; 1885 Mass. LEXIS 124
Court Abbreviation: Mass.
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