147 A. 9 PHELPS MONTGOMERY vs. THE TOWN OF BRANFORD. Supreme Court of Connecticut Third Judicial District, Bridgeport, April Term, 1929. WHEELER, C. J., MALTBIE, HAINES, HINMAN AND BANKS, Js. Under General Statutes, § 1213, where a tenant is in possession of lands for life or for a term of years, by gift or devise, […]