Whitehurst v. Abbott

E. L. Hinton was a devisee, executor, and propounder of tbe will of John L. Hinton. He purchased tbe interest of tbe other *4devisees in tbe Camden County property. He and tbe other devisees were dealing inter partes in tbe property of tbe estate. He conveyed tbe land after tbe caveat was filed. Any claim tbat be was an innocent third party and tbat bis deed, executed pendente lite, conveyed a good title is without substance. To bold otherwise would open tbe door for parties to litigation to convey tbe subject matter of tbe litigation pending a hearing and thus render tbe court powerless to…