Lovett v. Taylor
New Jersey Court of Chancery
On bill for partition. The complainant John Edward Lovett, commonly called “Edward” Lovett, and the defendants Sarah L. Taylor and George W. Lovett are the three children and sole heirs-at-law of John Lovett, who died intestate in March, 1865, seized of the premises, leaving, besides his three children just named, a widow, Jane ~W. Lovett, who died in 1885. By deed dated the 20th of January, 1869, the defendant George W. Lovett conveyed all the equal undivided one-third part…
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On bill for partition. The complainant John Edward Lovett, commonly called “Edward” Lovett, and the defendants Sarah L. Taylor and George W. Lovett are the three children and sole heirs-at-law of John Lovett, who died intestate in March, 1865, seized of the premises, leaving, besides his three children just named, a widow, Jane ~W. Lovett, who died in 1885. By deed dated the 20th of January, 1869, the defendant George W. Lovett conveyed all the equal undivided one-third part of the premises in question to his mother, Jane W. Lovett. The conveyance was effected by an ordinary deed of bargain…
1Opinion of the Court
Pitney, V. C.
The defendant does not allege or prove any written declaration of trust or admission thereof, but alleges that the trust is to be inferred or held to result from the circumstances of the case.
These circumstances are not disputed and are as follows: The ancestor died early in 1865, seized of other pieces of real estate besides those set out in the bill, mostly improved and productive, and all situate in the village of Hackensack. He was also possessed of about $15,000 of personal property, consisting of about $5,000 in moneyed securities and the balance in furniture and liquors in…
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