Acton v. Shultz

Magie, Chancellor.

This is a demurrer to a bill for lack of equity.

The purpose of the bill is to obtain a decree against certain persons, interested in the estate of John W. Shultz, deceased, requiring them to pay a bond, given by Edward Shoemaker on February 27th, 1871, to one Sumerill, the administrator of Samuel Humphreys, deceased, conditioned for the payment of $211.66 at the death of Elizabeth, the widow of Samuel Humphreys, with interest. It states that Shoemaker, on March 4th, 1874, conveyed to John W. Shultz certain land on which Shoemaker had given a mortgage to secure said bond, and…