Abalan v. Abalan

A father brings this bill against his daughter to compel a reconveyance of land on Cornell Street in Boston. The judge found substantially as follows. The plaintiff and his wife in 1945 acquired title to the land in question as tenants by the entirety. In June, 1950, the plaintiff desired to buy land in Hanover, and applied to one Nicholas for a loan of $3,000. Since the plaintiff already owed Nicholas $1,260, Nicholas agreed to lend him $3,000 more if the plaintiff and his wife would give him a mortgage for $4,200 covering both the Cornell Street and the Hanover properties. The plaintiff’s…