White v. Geraerdt
New York Court of Chancery
Almira Geraerdt, the daughter of the defendant Hannah Geraerdt, was the owner of a moiety of an estate in the island of St. Croix in the West Indies. In the month of September one thousand eight hundred and twenty she intermarried with Augustus C. Rainetaux; but pre» vious to the marriage, she and her husband entered into articles, by which the income of the estate was settled upon themfor their lives, with remainder to the issue of the marriage.
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Almira Geraerdt, the daughter of the defendant Hannah Geraerdt, was the owner of a moiety of an estate in the island of St. Croix in the West Indies. In the month of September one thousand eight hundred and twenty she intermarried with Augustus C. Rainetaux; but pre» vious to the marriage, she and her husband entered into articles, by which the income of the estate was settled upon themfor their lives, with remainder to the issue of the marriage. The deed of settlement contained a provision, allowing the property to be sold, if it should be deemed advisable, and the proceeds invested in other…
1Opinion of the Court
The ViOB-CnANCELLon.
When this suit was instituted, the lime allowed for paying the money decreed had not elapsed, but Mrs. Geraerdt had submitted to an examination before the master; and from which it appears, she was insolvent and destitute of all means, except about four hundred dollars and the money payable by the bill of exchange in question. There was no disposition to apply these funds to the proper purpose; on the contrary, she afterwards sent to demand both bills of exchange and sought to get them into her possession against the notice which the complainant had previously given. There…
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