Weld v. Clarke
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Writ oe entry to recover possession of a certain parcel of land in Medford, which was the subject of the two suits in equity, decisions in which are reported in Roberts v. Welsh, 192 Mass. 278. Writ in the Land Court dated January 8, 1909. In the Land Court the case was tried before Clark, J. The judge filed a memorandum of decision in which he found the facts which are stated in substance in the opinion.
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Writ oe entry to recover possession of a certain parcel of land in Medford, which was the subject of the two suits in equity, decisions in which are reported in Roberts v. Welsh, 192 Mass. 278. Writ in the Land Court dated January 8, 1909. In the Land Court the case was tried before Clark, J. The judge filed a memorandum of decision in which he found the facts which are stated in substance in the opinion. It was agreed by the parties that the findings of the judge were warranted by the evidence. The judgment in the proceeding of Holt v. Welsh, referred to in the decision of the judge and in…
1Opinion of the CourtBraley, J.
The tenant, when the owner, conveyed the demanded premises in fee for the purpose of having the grantee mortgage the land, and, after this had been effected, received back a conveyance of the equity of redemption. The taxes having fallen into arrears for two consecutive years, the collector made separate sales of the estate, which was purchased by one Welsh, who received and recorded the deeds. The mortgage having been assigned to one Roberts, he brought bills in equity to have the sales declared invalid for errors and informalities in the assessments and the collector’s deeds. But, the sales…
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