Haigh and Others v. Haigh
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Bill in equity, brought by tbe complainants, wlio were, respectively, tbe widow, the infant son sueing by bis next friend, and tbe administrator of Jobn William Haigli deceased, to compel tbe respondent to convey to tbe said infant son of Jolin W. Haigh a lot of land alleged to have been purchased by tbe said respondent for said John W. Haigh in bis lifetime, the purchase money having been furnished by him.
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Bill in equity, brought by tbe complainants, wlio were, respectively, tbe widow, the infant son sueing by bis next friend, and tbe administrator of Jobn William Haigli deceased, to compel tbe respondent to convey to tbe said infant son of Jolin W. Haigh a lot of land alleged to have been purchased by tbe said respondent for said John W. Haigh in bis lifetime, the purchase money having been furnished by him. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court, to explain the pleadings and the points of law ruled in it. cited the Colonial Statutes of Rhode Island, 1653, pp. 45, 71, 97;…
1Opinion of the CourtBratton, C. J.
The plaintiffs in this bill allege, that it was agreed between the defendant, Ueorge Haigh, and his son, John William Haigh, in his lifetime, that he, the defendant, should purchase the lot of land in question for the said John W. Haigh, the deed thereof to be taken in the name of the defendant, the purchase money to be furnished by the said John. That said purchase was made in pursuance of said agreement, the deed made to the defendant, and the consideration paid by the said John. That the said John was permitted to enter into possession, occupy,, and improve the said premises, and so…
2Cited by1 opinion
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