# Allen v. Bates

> Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · September 26, 1828 · 23 Mass. 460

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/6405714

## Case

- **Full name:** Samuel C. Allen versus Isaac C. Bates
- **Court:** Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
- **Decided:** September 26, 1828
- **Citations:** 23 Mass. 460
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Cited by:** 1 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

But the Court held that the description in the deed from Smith to Lyman was made sufficiently certain by reference, 1 and that the paroi evidence was properly admitted ; 2 and judgment was given according to the verdict, which was for the tenants.
See Brown v. Bellows, 4 Pick. (2nd ed.) 190, note 2; Foss v. Crisp, 20 Pick. 121 .
See 2 Stark. Ev. (5th Am ed.) 560, 561, note 1.

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