Neblett v. MacFarland
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana. . This is a suit in equity to set aside a deed of conveyance of a plantation known as “ Mossland,” in the State of Louisiana, executed by the appellee on the 19th of September, 1868, when temporarily residing in England.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana. . This is a suit in equity to set aside a deed of conveyance of a plantation known as “ Mossland,” in the State of Louisiana, executed by the appellee on the 19th of September, 1868, when temporarily residing in England. Macfarland, the complainant, who is the appellee in this court, alleged that the conveyance had been procured by the false and fraudulent representations of the appellant and his father, Sterling Neblett. The appellant, in his answer, alleged that the consideration for such conveyance was the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hunt
The allegation of error in this case is confined to a single point. In his brief the counsel for the appellant says, “ The court erred in not making the payment of our bond a condition precedent to the reconveyance of the plantation, as set forth in our motion for a new trial; and on this ground, and from this point of the decree, do we appeal and ask for relief.”
The action was brought to set aside the conveyance of a plantation in Louisiana, made by Macfarland to the appellant Neblett, upon the allegation that the conveyance was obtained by the fraudulent acts and representations of Neblett…
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