Fairbanks's Admr. v. Keiser
Supreme Court of Vermont
Appeal in Chancery, Windsor County. Heard at Chambers, April 1, 1912, Fish, Chancellor, on the pleadings, master’s report, and demurrer to the bill. Pro forma decree -dismissing the bill with costs to the defendants. The orators appealed. The opinion sufficiently states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtPowers, J.
Asahel P. Fairbanks lived in Springfield, Vt., and died there in 1894. He was a man of considerable property, which included a promissory note against the firm of Cobb & Derby. For several years prior to his death he was mentally incapable of transacting business. In June, 1892, the defendant, Harriet A. B. Keiser, a daughter of Asahel P., then unmarried, took, up her abode with him and continued to live there and care for her father until his death. During this time, she exercised complete dominion and control over him and his property, business and affairs. She continued to live there for…
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