Legal Opinion

McDonough v. Squire

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided November 15, 1872PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Bill ib equity, filed April 10,1868, by William McDonough and Mary, his wife, against James C. Squire and Sarah P. M., his wife, to set aside a deed of land from the plaintiffs to Sarah P. M. Squire, absolute in form, dated March 3, 1868, and purporting to be made in consideration of $4100 ; and to let in the plaintiffs to redeem the land as from a mortgage.

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Bill ib equity, filed April 10,1868, by William McDonough and Mary, his wife, against James C. Squire and Sarah P. M., his wife, to set aside a deed of land from the plaintiffs to Sarah P. M. Squire, absolute in form, dated March 3, 1868, and purporting to be made in consideration of $4100 ; and to let in the plaintiffs to redeem the land as from a mortgage. Hearing before Wells, J., who made the following report of the case for the consideration of the full court: “ The case was submitted to a jury upon the following issues : 1. Did the defendants receive the deed made by the plaintiffs to…

1Opinion of the CourtWells, J.

The case of Campbell v. Dearborn, 109 Mass. 130, was under consideration by the court at the time this was argued; that case having been held under advisement for a long time, and delayed in part for the sake of the aid that might be derived from the argument in this. The decision in that case disposes of this; and there must be a Decree for the plaintiffs.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Campbell v. DearbornMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1872

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Tilden v. GreenwoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
  2. Porter v. HowesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
  3. Hennessey v. ConnorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1885

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