Thomas v. Herring
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 283, Jan. T., 1913, by defendant, from, decree of C. P. Schuylkill Co., May T., 1912, No. 1, in Equity, for plaintiff, on bill in equity for the cancellation of a deed, in case of Margaret A. Thomas v. Sarah Ann Herring. Bill in equity for the cancellation of a deed. Before Brtjmm, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court, on final hearing, granted the relief prayed for. Defendants appealed.
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Appeal, No. 283, Jan. T., 1913, by defendant, from, decree of C. P. Schuylkill Co., May T., 1912, No. 1, in Equity, for plaintiff, on bill in equity for the cancellation of a deed, in case of Margaret A. Thomas v. Sarah Ann Herring. Bill in equity for the cancellation of a deed. Before Brtjmm, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court, on final hearing, granted the relief prayed for. Defendants appealed. Errors assigned were in dismissing exceptions to various rulings on evidence, to various findings of fact and law, and the decree of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschzisker,
The plaintiff, a widow with two children, a son and daughter, owned certain real estate in the Borough, of Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, worth about $7,000. In 1910 she conveyed this property to her daughter, the defendant. The consideration named was “natural love and affection and the sum of $1.00,” but no value whatever was paid. The deed reserved to the grantor the right to use and occupy the rear part of one house, and contained the following covenant on the part of the grantee: “The said Sarah Anna Herring, for the benefit of her personal estate and for the…
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