Donovan v. Selinas
Supreme Court of Vermont
Appeal in Chancery. Heard on the pleadings, and master’s report and defendant’s exceptions thereto, at the March Term, 1911, Washington County, Miles, Chancellor. Decree pro forma, overruling the exceptions and decree for the orator in accordance with the prayer of the bill. The defendant appealed. The opinion states the case. The fact having been found that this real estate was purchased by money belonging to the oratrix then equity will decree it to her.
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Appeal in Chancery. Heard on the pleadings, and master’s report and defendant’s exceptions thereto, at the March Term, 1911, Washington County, Miles, Chancellor. Decree pro forma, overruling the exceptions and decree for the orator in accordance with the prayer of the bill. The defendant appealed. The opinion states the case. The fact having been found that this real estate was purchased by money belonging to the oratrix then equity will decree it to her. It is well settled in this State that the wife is entitled to all her separate estate and that she can follow the same in equity if it has…
1Opinion of the CourtPowers, J.
The oratrix is the widow of John P. Donovan, who died intestate and without issue. The defendant Mary Selinas is a sister of Donovan, and his only next of kin. The other defendant is her husband.
*82In 1889, Donovan bought of one Scribner certain premises in Montpelier on which were two rented houses called the Scribner Houses, — paying therefor the sum of three thousand dollars and taking deeds in his own name. Later Donovan conveyed one undivided half of these premises to one Fuller, who, on the same day, conveyed the same to the oratrix. Donovan died in 1904, and the oratrix and Andrew Howe…
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