Pierson v. Pierson
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Bill to compel the reconveyance oe land.—The bill of complaint in this case is filed to compel the reconveyance by the defendant to complainant of a certain tract of land situate in Mill Creek Hundred, Hew Castle County, containing about 30 acres, which the .complainant had theretofore conveyed to the defendant upon certain trusts mentioned in the bill of complaint.
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Bill to compel the reconveyance oe land.—The bill of complaint in this case is filed to compel the reconveyance by the defendant to complainant of a certain tract of land situate in Mill Creek Hundred, Hew Castle County, containing about 30 acres, which the .complainant had theretofore conveyed to the defendant upon certain trusts mentioned in the bill of complaint. The complainant states that lie was the owner of this tract of land, together with 16 acres more, adjoining thereto, previous to April 9, 1850, when he conveyed the same to his son George W. Pierson in fee simple ; that the'…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.—
I shall not state the arguments of counsel in detail, in support of their respective positions. Whatever of difficulty there is in this case is not in a conflict of principles of equity, but arises from the application of those principles to the facts upon which it mainly depends. I have been somewhat embarrassed by the peculiar statement of the complainant’s cause by himself. Although the purpose' of delaying his creditors is expressly denied, his statements in respect to the reasons of the conveyance verge closely oil a confession that delay was his object.
The proofs,…
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