Page v. Page
Superior Court of New Hampshire
Bill in EquiTY. The plaintiff alleged in his bill, that previous to the 4th May, 1822, being desirous of purchasing lands, and being unable to pay for them, he made a contract with William Lamson, to advance money to the plaintiff to pay for lands purchased by the plaintiff, and to take deeds in Lamson’s name, in trust for the plaintiff: That afterwards, in pursuance of said agreement, the plaintiff bought at sundry times, of sundry persons, several tracts of land and took…
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Bill in EquiTY. The plaintiff alleged in his bill, that previous to the 4th May, 1822, being desirous of purchasing lands, and being unable to pay for them, he made a contract with William Lamson, to advance money to the plaintiff to pay for lands purchased by the plaintiff, and to take deeds in Lamson’s name, in trust for the plaintiff: That afterwards, in pursuance of said agreement, the plaintiff bought at sundry times, of sundry persons, several tracts of land and took deeds in Lamson’s name, who advanced the money and took the plaintiff’s notes for the same: That on the 10th of December,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was drawn up by
Richardson, C. J.
The plaintiff’s claim in relation to some parts of the farm mentioned in the bill in this case, stands on very different grounds from his claim in relation to other parts ; and the several grounds on which he claims several parts of the farm must be separately examined.
We shall consider, in the .first place, the plaintiff’s claim to that part of the farm which was conveyed to the defendant by the heirs of W. Lamson.
With respect to this part, it appears that the plaintiff, as early as the year 1821, and before he made any of the pur*194chases…
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