Haussman v. Burnham
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Suit for the correction of a deed and to compel the conveyance of certain real estate; brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County.
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Suit for the correction of a deed and to compel the conveyance of certain real estate; brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County. The principal allegations of the complaint were as follows :— 1. On the 1st day of August, 1888, Mary Haussman,.then the wife of the plaintiff, who was married to him prior to January 1st, 1877, died, leaving, as her survivors, her said husband, and the defendants Maria Burnham, now the wife of the- defendant Edward Burnham, and Erwin Larens, her ■heirs at law. 2. On the 11th day of December, 1885, the plaintiff conveyed to his said wife, by a deed to a…
1Opinion of the CourtPhelps, J.
The facts material to the issue in this case are these:—
[The facts being fully stated, (ante p. 120,) the statement of them by the judge is omitted.]
The plaintiff claimed in his complaint—1st, pecuniary damages; 2d, a reformation of the deed from Mrs. Haussman to the attorney, so as to join Mr. Haussman as grantor with his wife; 3d, the removal of the cloud on the plaintiff’s title by commanding the defendants to convey to Mr. Haussman any title or interest in the premises which they may have; and 4th, such other and further relief as to equity may appertain. The question is, whether by this…
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