Cruise v. Christopher's Administrator

Judge Marshall

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

This bill was filed for the purpose of setting aside two instruments, by which James Christopher, the intestate, had conveyed to Temple Cruise, his whole estate, consisting of ten or twelve acres of land, five negro slaves, and a small personal property, in consideration that Cruise would support him while he lived, in substantial food and clothing of the ordinary kind used and made in the country, and upon the further consideration of three hundred and fifty dollars, alleged to have been paid in money, and a note for one hundred and thirty…