Hayden v. Denslow
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Bill in equity for a sale of certain premises held by the petitioners and the respondent as tenants in common. The answer alleged that the petitioners had no equitable interest in the premises, but that Maria S. Denslow was the sole equitable owner thereof, under a deed to one Elihu Denslow, under whom the petitioners claimed, which deed, though absolute in form, was made solely in trust for the said Maria. The said Maria was not made a party to the bill.
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Bill in equity for a sale of certain premises held by the petitioners and the respondent as tenants in common. The answer alleged that the petitioners had no equitable interest in the premises, but that Maria S. Denslow was the sole equitable owner thereof, under a deed to one Elihu Denslow, under whom the petitioners claimed, which deed, though absolute in form, was made solely in trust for the said Maria. The said Maria was not made a party to the bill. The facts material to the case, as found by a committee, are as follows: Prior to September 19th, 1848, the premises in question were owned…
1Opinion of the CourtSeymour, J.
The petitioners claim to be tenants in common with the respondent of certain premises in Hartford, and they ask for an order to sell the property thus held, because, they say, it is so situated that it can not be aparted without serious loss and inconvenience. The case was referred to a committee, and from his report it appears that the property was formerly owned by William J. Denslow. He mortgaged and afterwards quitclaimed it to his father, Elihu Dens-low, who thus became vested with the entire legal title. In 1855 Elihu Denslow deeded the premises by quitclaim to the petitioners and to…
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