Sanders v. Wagonseller
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error, to the Common Pleas of Union eounty. This was a writ of error taken on the part of the defendants below, on a proceeding by scire facias on a judgment in favor of Jacob Wagonseller (since deceased) v. John Gundy, administrator, &c., of Michael Sanders, deceased; in which Jacob Sanders and others were named as terre tenants. The material question in the case related to the validity of a conveyance of land by said Michael Sanders to his children.
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Error, to the Common Pleas of Union eounty. This was a writ of error taken on the part of the defendants below, on a proceeding by scire facias on a judgment in favor of Jacob Wagonseller (since deceased) v. John Gundy, administrator, &c., of Michael Sanders, deceased; in which Jacob Sanders and others were named as terre tenants. The material question in the case related to the validity of a conveyance of land by said Michael Sanders to his children. Michael Sanders, on the 29th May, 1841, conveyed 150 acres of land in Union township to Mary, Lydia, and Elizabeth Sanders, his children, who…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court, filed was delivered by
Lewis, J.
Michael Sanders, after becoming indebted to Wagonseller and others, conveyed his land to his unmarried daughters, who resided with him. The deed purported to be for the consideration of love and affection, in part, and for the additional consideration of $400. By an agreement, executed at the time of the conveyance, it appeared that the daughters, in part consideration of the deed, were bound to maintain their father for the term of his life. To support the money consideration mentioned in the deed, the plaintiffs in- error offered to…
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