Dunn v. Ryan
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On appeal from a decree of the court of chancery advised by Vice-Chancellor Lewis.
1Opinion of the Court
*357The opinion of the court was delivered by
Vredenburgi-i, J.
In March, 1912, the complainant (a man about eighty years old, whose wife had recently died) conveyed to the defendants by deed in fee reserving to himself a life estate, his dwelling-house and premises worth about $3,000, for the consideration of $1,000 in cash, and the execution by the defendants of a written agreement to take care of him next mentioned.
The grantor, by the express terms of his grant, provided that he should retain possession of the premises as long as he should live, and by a separate agreement in writing (executed…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Butterhof v. ButterhofSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1913
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Bruno v. BrunoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Kinnear v. BallaghNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1931