Still v. Buzzell
Supreme Court of Vermont
Bill praying that the defendant be ordered to redeed certain lands. Heard on the pleadings, master’s report and exceptions thereto, December Term, 1886, Walkee, Chancellor. Decree for orators. Affirmed. The prayer of the bill was that defendant be decreed to convey the lands described in the bill to the oratrix and account for the rents.
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Bill praying that the defendant be ordered to redeed certain lands. Heard on the pleadings, master’s report and exceptions thereto, December Term, 1886, Walkee, Chancellor. Decree for orators. Affirmed. The prayer of the bill was that defendant be decreed to convey the lands described in the bill to the oratrix and account for the rents. It was found by the master that the oratrix owned the premises in question, and on October 30, 1878, she and her husband, the orator, conveyed them to the defendant by warrantee deed. At this time an overdue mortgage was on the premises, 'amounting to. $250,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Ross, J.
The master has found that the deed of the Miller lot, though absolute in form, was, between the orator and oratrix and the defendant, given to secure the defendant for taking up the Miller notes then resting upon the premises, which the defendant agreed to do, and did subsequently do, and to cover the property and prevent any other creditors from troubling them. The bill is brought to compel the defendant to redeed the premises, the complainants claiming that they *483bad paid the defendant the entire debt secured by the deed. The defendant…
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