Patton v. . Clendenin

The bill then charged, that by the terms of the devise to William Patton, the maintenance of the Complainant was charged upon the land devised; that the defendants had notice of (69) this charge upon the land before they purchased from William Patton, and that it was expressly understood between them and him, that they were to take upon themselves the burthen of supporting the complainant during her life; and that in consequence of this understanding, the land was sold to them at a price much below its real value. That at the time of their purchase she was living on the land; that they or one…