Lynch v. Clarke
New York Court of Chancery
The bill in this cause was filed by Bernard Lynch against John Clarke and Julia Lynch, for the purpose of obtaining a declaration that Clarke was seised of the celebrated Congress Spring and the adjacent lands, at Saratoga Springs, in trust as to an undivided moiety thereof, for Thomas Lynch, formerly of the city of New-York, deceased; and that the complainant was entitled to all the equitable interests which T. Lynch had in the property. . The bill also sought a decree for…
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The bill in this cause was filed by Bernard Lynch against John Clarke and Julia Lynch, for the purpose of obtaining a declaration that Clarke was seised of the celebrated Congress Spring and the adjacent lands, at Saratoga Springs, in trust as to an undivided moiety thereof, for Thomas Lynch, formerly of the city of New-York, deceased; and that the complainant was entitled to all the equitable interests which T. Lynch had in the property. . The bill also sought a decree for a conveyance of the property, and for an account of the rents and profits since the death of T. Lynch. The case made by…
1Opinion of the Court
The Assistant Vice-Chancellor.
The first question which I will examine in this case, is the political condition of the defendant, Julia Lynch, at the death of her*uncle, Thomas Lynch. This question stands at the threshold of the cause. For if, as is claimed in her behalf, she were in truth a citizen of the United States at that time, she inherited all the real estate whereof Thomas Lynch was seised, or to which he was entitled, either at law or in equity. Her father died in the lifetime of Thomas. The descent to her, (although the other relations of Thomas were aliens,) was not immediate.…
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