Supreme Court of the United States January 6, 1896, 96 (Kirby v. Tallmadge)

Me. Justice Brown,

after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

The controversy in this case arises from the fact that the deed from John L. Miller to Mrs. Tallmadge, which was given December 27, 1883, was not put upon record until October 4, 1888. In the meantime, and in February, 1888, Miller, -in whose name the property had been taken for the benefit of Mrs.