Padfield v. Pierce

From the evidence presented to us by the record, it is clear that appellant might, had he made his election so to do within a reasonable time after coming of age, have treated the land in controversy as being held in trust for him, and a court of equity would then have enforced the conveyance of the legal title. Daniel Pierce was his guardian, and as such recovered a judgment against Mcliendree College for $400, and this land was conveyed to him in satisfaction of that judgment. Appellant, therefore, had his election to take the land or charge his guardian with the amount of the judgment and…