Case Name: Manwaring v. Tabor
Court: Connecticut Superior Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1780-03
Citations: 1 Root 79
Docket Number: 
Parties: Manwaring v. Tabor.
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 79–80

Head Matter:
NEW LONDON COUNTY,
MARCH TERM, A. D. 1780.
Manwaring v. Tabor.
A devise to a man and (lie heirs male of his "body lawfully 'begotten is an estate tail.
ActjoN of ejectment for a farm of land. The plea is not guilty. Issue to the jury.
The case was — Richard Manwaring, father of the plaintiff, in A. D. 1739 gave the demanded premises, by deed, to his sons, in manner following, viz. to bis son Asa and tbe beir. male of bis body, lawfully begotten, and so on in like manner unto tbe fifth generation; and in failure of sucb beir male of bis son Asa, to bis son Richard and to bis beir male of bis body, etc. unto tbe fifth generation; and in failure of sucb beir male of bis son Richard, to bis son Henry and bis beir male in like manner; and in failure of sucb beir male of bis son Henry, to bis son Christopher and bis beir male of bis body, lawfully begotten, in like manner. Richard and Henry died in the lifetime of Asa, without issue male; Asa, after tbe death of bis father, entered and sold tbe estate to Daniels and Tinker, and they sold and conveyed it to tbe defendant. Finally, Asa died without beir male of bis body, etc. or ever having bad any; now Christopher claims tbe estate by force of said deed, and this action is brought to recover it.

Opinion:
And verdict and judgment was for tbe plaintiff, upon tbe ground that as Asa never bad any beir male of bis body, be bad only bis life in tbe estate, and no greater estate passed by bis deed.