Greer v. Blanchar
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the Twelfth District, City and County of San Francisco. The complaint alleges that, in 1853, John Griffin con-veyed certain real property to Martha J. Blanchar with the consent of her husband, J. D. Blanchar, in trust for the use and benefit of Harriet M. Bisley, and S. Bisley, who were minors. In 1862, plaintiff was married to Harriet M. Bisley, who bore him one child, and died the following year. The child died two years later.
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Appeal from the District Court of the Twelfth District, City and County of San Francisco. The complaint alleges that, in 1853, John Griffin con-veyed certain real property to Martha J. Blanchar with the consent of her husband, J. D. Blanchar, in trust for the use and benefit of Harriet M. Bisley, and S. Bisley, who were minors. In 1862, plaintiff was married to Harriet M. Bisley, who bore him one child, and died the following year. The child died two years later. Plaintiff, as the sole heir of his child, claims that whatever right Harriet M. Greer nee Bisley had in the trust estate now…
1Opinion of the CourtEhodes, C. J.
The property m controversy is alleged to have been conveyed in the year 1853 to a trustee “ in trust for the use and benefit of Harriet M. Eisley and S. Eisley.” By means of that conveyance, the equitable estate in the premises was vested in the Eisleys, as joint tenants.
It is objected that they did not become joint tenants, because they did not come to the estate by purchase. It is not alleged that they acquired the estate by inheritance, but it is alleged that it was conveyed to them. Purchase includes every mode of coming to an estate, except inheritance.
It is also contended that the Act…
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