McPherson v. Cox
Supreme Court of the United States
■Appeal from the ¡Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. On tbé twenty-sixth day of November, 1870, Mrs. Mary- A. ■- Cox, the .appellee, who was a widow, sold and conveyed to Charles H. Holden, ■ Charles W. King, and Samuel Ford, square No. 312 .of the city of Washington, for the sum of. $38,000. No part of this-was -paid at the time, but’a bond was given for. it, due ten years after date, with interest payable annually; and, to secure the-payment of this sum and of' the…
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■Appeal from the ¡Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. On tbé twenty-sixth day of November, 1870, Mrs. Mary- A. ■- Cox, the .appellee, who was a widow, sold and conveyed to Charles H. Holden, ■ Charles W. King, and Samuel Ford, square No. 312 .of the city of Washington, for the sum of. $38,000. No part of this-was -paid at the time, but’a bond was given for. it, due ten years after date, with interest payable annually; and, to secure the-payment of this sum and of' the interest as it fell due, ,the purchasers made.-a deed- of' trust, with the usual conditions, to John D. McPherson and…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Miller
The question for our consideration is the spundness of the decree of the court below.
The pleadings show the original bill, an amended bill, and three supplemental bills, and, answers, and replications to the answers.
The charges on which complainant asked the removal of McPherson may be classified into those which affirm a neglect of his duty as such trustee, and into those which show acts and intentions hostile to her. interests.
Of the first class are charges, —
1. That arrears of interest on the bond have been permitted to accumulate, and that he failed to collect such interest or to sell the…
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