Town of Winchester v. Moriarty
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to compel one of the defendants to reconvey to the other certain real estate which the former had received of the latter without consideration, and which constituted the sole means of support of the grantor and his wife, who were aged and infirm and likely to become paupers and a financial burden upon the plaintiff town, and for other relief, brought to the Court of Common Pleas in Litchfield County where a demurrer to the complaint was sustained (Welch, J.) and…
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Action to compel one of the defendants to reconvey to the other certain real estate which the former had received of the latter without consideration, and which constituted the sole means of support of the grantor and his wife, who were aged and infirm and likely to become paupers and a financial burden upon the plaintiff town, and for other relief, brought to the Court of Common Pleas in Litchfield County where a demurrer to the complaint was sustained (Welch, J.) and judgment rendered for the defendants, from which the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtThayer, J.
The case of the plaintiff, as set forth in the complaint, is this: On December 30th, 1908, and again on February 9th, 1909, Thomas Moriarty, by reason of mental weakness, conveyed to Daniel J. Moriarty, without receiving any consideration whatsoever therefor, a lot of land with a dwelling-house and other buildings thereon, of the value of about $500. This land, together with their clothing and a few household goods, constituted all the property of said Thomas and his wife, Joanna Moriarty. At the time of the conveyances Thomas and his wife were settled inhabitants of the plaintiff town, were…
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- Cunningham v. CunninghamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1899
- Owen v. DixonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1846
- Ullrich v. UllrichSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1897
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