Falk v. Turner
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity filed November 11,1867, by Anna A., wife of John M. Falk, of Quincy, to set aside a deed of trust, by which, on October 37,1866, before her marriage with said John M., she conveyed all her then estate, real and personal, to the defendant, (who was a merchant,) to hold and manage for her exclusive benefit, during her life, and notwithstanding any marriage which she might contract; said trust to be terminable at any time when in the opinion of the trustee it…
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Bill in equity filed November 11,1867, by Anna A., wife of John M. Falk, of Quincy, to set aside a deed of trust, by which, on October 37,1866, before her marriage with said John M., she conveyed all her then estate, real and personal, to the defendant, (who was a merchant,) to hold and manage for her exclusive benefit, during her life, and notwithstanding any marriage which she might contract; said trust to be terminable at any time when in the opinion of the trustee it should be for the best interest of the plaintiff to bring it to an end, but if it should continue until the plaintiff’s…
1Opinion of the CourtChapman, C. J.
The plaintiff made a conveyance of her property in trust to the defendant on the 27th of October 1866, she being then a widow, and having in contemplation the marriage with her present husband, which took place November 14, 1866. The bill seeks to set aside this trust on several alleged grounds. The principal ground is, that she was induced to execute the deed by the false representations of the defendant, and by the exercise of undue influence on his part, he being then her confidential adviser. The bill alleges that he advised her to convey her property to him, and told her that, if she did…
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