Stewart v. Flint
Supreme Court of Vermont
Bill in Chancery. Heard, on demurrer, February Term, 1883, Orleans County. Redfield, Chancellor, overruled the demurrer. The bill was brought by the orator, as guardian of one Emily Clark, to have her deed of certain lands set aside. It was alleged that said Emily was insane at the time of the conveyance.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Rowell, J.
The point of defendant’s contention is, that the bill is defective in substance, for that it shows that the land described in said supposed deed is not the land alleged to have been left to the intestate at the death of her husband, and does not allege that at the time of the execution of said deed she had title to the land therein described, or to any other land. It is true, that the bill in this respect is very loosely and inartificially drawn, and if title must be alleged, lacks the requisite degree of legal certainty. But we think it is…
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