Converse v. Noyes
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Bill in Equity, brought by the'children of Sarah A. Noyes, deceased, intestate, to determine the interest of James F. Noyes, the husband, and of Nellie E. Boyce, a grandchild, of the deceased, in certain real estate to which the deceased held the legal title at her death. Demurrer to the bill.
1Opinion of the CourtClark, J.
The bill alleges that on the fourth day of December, 1861, the “ Shepard farm ” in Canterbury was conveyed to Sarah A. Noyes, then Sarah A. Hayward, by a deed of tnist, the conditions of which were that said Sarah A. Hayward should hold the premises during her natural life for her sole and separate use, free from the interference of her then husband, William E. Hayward, or of any future husband, and at her decease the title to the premises should vest in her heirs in fee simple. Her heirs were the plaintiffs and Nellie E. Boyce. Subsequently Sarah A. Hayward married James F. Noyes. She held…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Blodgett v. HildrethMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1870
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