In re Davis
District Court, D. Massachusetts
In Bankruptcy. On petition for an order requiring the trustee to convey to the petitioner property claimed to have been held by the bankrupt in trust.
1Opinion of the Court
LOWEER, District Judge.
I find the facts in this case to be as follows: Mrs. Sullivan paid the entire original consideration for the property, and since the purchase has paid off mortgages thereon to the amount of Si,6oo. She never'intended to take by the conveyance any title to the property, legal or equitable. Had she so intended, there was nothing to prevent her from'substituting her nanje for her daughter’s in the deed as prepared, which could have been done without expense. She intended the entire equitable estate for her grandchildren’s benefit, especially for their education. She never…
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