Sullivan v. Flynn
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Motion for a new trial on a bill of exceptions taken in an action of ejectment. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice James
This is an action of ejectment, in which the plaintiffs, as heirs of Isabella Carney, seek to recover' possession of a certain lot in Washington on the ground that their ancestress was insane when she executed the deed under which 'the defendant claims title.
The bill of exceptions shows that the plaintiffs gave evidence tending to show that Mrs. Carney originally derived title from the defendant; that afterwards she, with her husband, executed to Daniel Callaghan, as trustee for Patrick Power, the deed now impeached; that the defendant claimed that Callaghan made this purchase for her…
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