Peck v. Hoyt
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Bill in equity to set aside deeds of land alleged to have been obtained by fraud; brought to the Superior Court, and referred to a committee who found the following facts: In 1855 the petitioner leased a portion of the premises described in the petition, together with a part of her dwelling-house on the same, in which she then resided, to the respondent, Darius Hoyt, who immediately thereafter entered into the possession of the same with his family, consisting of his wife…
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Bill in equity to set aside deeds of land alleged to have been obtained by fraud; brought to the Superior Court, and referred to a committee who found the following facts: In 1855 the petitioner leased a portion of the premises described in the petition, together with a part of her dwelling-house on the same, in which she then resided, to the respondent, Darius Hoyt, who immediately thereafter entered into the possession of the same with his family, consisting of his wife and only child, the respondent, John E. Hoyt, then about twenty years of age, and they have continued as one family to…
1Opinion of the CourtFoster, J.
Many of the allegations in this bill are not reported proved by the committee; but looking at the whole case we think; abundant facts are found to entitle the ■petitioner to relief. Her circumstances were somewhat peculiar. She was a widow, not aged, but so far advanced that every aiditional year perceptibly increased the burden of life. Her only child, a daughter, was removed by death just as she was about to form a matrimonial connection, leaving' her no immediate relatives with whom she was on friendly terms. The report states that she was of a susceptible and confiding temperament, and…
2Cited by12 opinions
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