Lewis v. Baldwin
Ohio Supreme Court
This is a bill in chancery, from the county of Franklin. This bill seeks to-set aside a deed executed by Charles R. Baldwin and Mary Jane, his wife, to Robert O. Spencer, in trust, and a deed executed by said Spencer to Charles R. and Mary Jane Baldwin, to them jointly, their heirs and assigns, and to the survivor of them, his or her separate heirs and assigns.
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This is a bill in chancery, from the county of Franklin. This bill seeks to-set aside a deed executed by Charles R. Baldwin and Mary Jane, his wife, to Robert O. Spencer, in trust, and a deed executed by said Spencer to Charles R. and Mary Jane Baldwin, to them jointly, their heirs and assigns, and to the survivor of them, his or her separate heirs and assigns. The bill sets forth that said Mary Jane owned 783 acres of land, lying in Franklin county, and that she was young at the time of her marriage with respondent Baldwin; was, shortly after her marriage, afflicted with a lingering sickness…
1Opinion of the CourtBirchard, J.
The proof establishes these facts: That Baldwin and wife were an affectionate couple; that she reposed entire confidence in him, as her husband, friend, and spiritual *guide; and it does not show that he was in any respect unworthy of the affection and trust bestowed upon him by this devoted wife. He was a circuit preacher of the Methodist Episcopal church, dependent upon a limited annual stipend for his support. His wife was in ill health, and desirous to bestow upon him a portion of the fortune she had inherited from her parents, in case she should be removed by early death. To accomplish…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Durant v. RitchieU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1825