French v. French
Superior Court of New Hampshire
This was a w iit of entry, in which the demandant counted upon his own seisin of land in Pembroke, in this county, and upon a disseisin by the tenant ; and was submitted to the decision of the court upon the following facts : The tenant, being seized’ of the demanded premises, on the 13th January, 1812, made and executed a deed as follows : “ Know all men, that this indenture of lease witnesseth, “ that I, George French, of Pembroke, &c. do hereby lease, “ and release, and…
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This was a w iit of entry, in which the demandant counted upon his own seisin of land in Pembroke, in this county, and upon a disseisin by the tenant ; and was submitted to the decision of the court upon the following facts : The tenant, being seized’ of the demanded premises, on the 13th January, 1812, made and executed a deed as follows : “ Know all men, that this indenture of lease witnesseth, “ that I, George French, of Pembroke, &c. do hereby lease, “ and release, and quit-claim to my honored father, Andrew “ French, the use and improvement, during his natural life, “ of that half of his…
1Opinion of the CourtGreek, J.
It is contended by the defendant, that from the last clause in the instrument, under which the plaintiff claims, it is evident, that nothing was intended to be passed ; but that the instrument was designed merely as an engagement not to sell the premises during the plaintiff’s life.
The case shews, that the contract was between a father and son, and that the father, at the time of its execution, gave a deed of the same land to the son.
A practice has long prevailed in this part of the state, for parents, in the decline of life, and who wish to settle their worldly concerns, to give to the…
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- Danforth v. SargeantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1780
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