Legal Opinion

Somers v. Pumphrey

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided May 15, 1865PublishedCited by 52 opinions

APPEAL from the Franklin Circuit Court

1Opinion of the CourtElliott, C. J.

On the 19th of June, 1844, Silas Pumphrey, being seized of the north-west quarter of section 8, in township 13, in range 13, east, situate in Fayette county, Indiana, conveyed the same by deed, in fee, to his daughters, Elizabeth Pumphrey and Jane Pumphrey, jointly; in consideration of which the said Elizabeth and Jane executed to him their joint note for the sum of $1200.

In the year 1845, Elizabeth Pumphrey intermarried with Golvin Somers, sen. Afterward, in 1846, Silas Pumphrey demanded of Golvin Somers, and his wife Elizabeth, payment of one-half of the note executed to him by the said…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Dearmond v. DearmondIndiana Supreme Court · 1858
  2. Tompkins v. WheelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1842
  3. Crouse v. HolmanIndiana Supreme Court · 1862
  4. Dob v. AbernathyIndiana Supreme Court · 1845
  5. Mallett v. PageIndiana Supreme Court · 1856

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3Cited by52 opinions

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