Abbott v. Hills

This is another suit arising out of the controversy which was before the court in Attorney General v. Abbott, 154 Mass. 323. See also Abbott v. Cottage City, 143 Mass. 521. It is a bill in equity brought upon a covenant of warranty in a deed under which the plaintiff gets his title. The deed was executed by six grantors, Harrow, Collins, Norton, Bradley, Carpenter, and Hills, to Norton and Harrow, two of their number, in trust, whenever required by a majority of the grantors, to convey by deed “ containing a warranty against all persons claiming under them as trustees under this deed.” The…