Slocum v. Marshall
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Pennsylvania
The bill states, that the female plaintiff was the only child of Christopher Marshall by his first wife Elizabeth, who died in 1781 shortly after the birth of this daughter, entitled to a considerable real estate; of which, a tract of land in Bucks county, about twelve or thirteen acres of meadow land near Philadelphia, and a house and lot in Southwark, were parts. In 1781, a day or two before her death.
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The bill states, that the female plaintiff was the only child of Christopher Marshall by his first wife Elizabeth, who died in 1781 shortly after the birth of this daughter, entitled to a considerable real estate; of which, a tract of land in Bucks county, about twelve or thirteen acres of meadow land near Philadelphia, and a house and lot in Southwark, were parts. In 1781, a day or two before her death. Mrs. Marshall, by deed, conveyed the above-mentioned tract of land in Bucks county, and the meadow tract, in trust for her husband in fee, and the residue of her estate in trust for her…
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Circuit Justice (PETERS, District Judge, absent),
delivered the opinion of the court.
The first question in this cause, is, whether the complainants are entitled to be relieved against the deed executed by the female complainant on the 26th of June, 1805, either upon the ground of a parol declaration of trust, inconsistent with the absolute nature of the conveyance; or upon the ground of fraud, in reference to the circumstances under which it was given, as they respected the grantor, or the subsequent rights of her husband? It is sufficient to say, in answer to the first question,…
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