Gilligan v. Lord
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Replevin ; brought to the Court of Common Pleas of Hartford County, and heard before Bennett, J. The court found the following facts : The property replevied was a horse, two wagons, one business harness and one light harness, a lap-robe, a horse-blanket, and a sleigh.
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Replevin ; brought to the Court of Common Pleas of Hartford County, and heard before Bennett, J. The court found the following facts : The property replevied was a horse, two wagons, one business harness and one light harness, a lap-robe, a horse-blanket, and a sleigh. The plaintiff owned no property before July 15th, 1881. Her title to that in question (except the lap-robe and light harness), she claimed to have derived from her husband, William Gilligan, who on that day executed a warranty deed of “ one certain piece or parcel of land lying in said Berlin, thirteen acres, be the same more…
1Opinion of the CourtLoomis, J.
It is clear from the facts found in this casé that William Gilligan, the husband of the plaintiff, by his deed of July 15th, 1881, intended to make a gift to' his wife both of the real estate conveyed and of his personal property. This gift he had’ a perfect right to make. He was not in debt, and this transaction was not affected in any way by fraud. The only question is, whether as to the personal property there was the delivery necessary to perfect a gift, and such a transfer of possession to the plaintiff as to make her title good against creditors.
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