Conway's Executors & Devisees v. Alexander
Supreme Court of the United States
THIS was an appeal from the Circuit Court for the district of Columbia, sitting in chancery, at Alexandria. Walter S. Alexander, the Appellee, son and residuary ¡devisee of Robert Alexander,' deceased, filed his bill fn equity against the executors and devise- 3 of Richard Conway, deceased, ts be permitted to redeem a. certain tract of land which his. father, Robert Alexander, had, in the year 17&S, conveyed to certain trustees, by deed which the Complainant contended was a…
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THIS was an appeal from the Circuit Court for the district of Columbia, sitting in chancery, at Alexandria. Walter S. Alexander, the Appellee, son and residuary ¡devisee of Robert Alexander,' deceased, filed his bill fn equity against the executors and devise- 3 of Richard Conway, deceased, ts be permitted to redeem a. certain tract of land which his. father, Robert Alexander, had, in the year 17&S, conveyed to certain trustees, by deed which the Complainant contended was a mortgage; which land the trustees had conveyed to W. Lyles, who had conveyed the same to the said Richard Conway. The…
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Ch. J.
delivered the opinion of the as follows:
This suit was brought by Walter S. Alexander, as devisee of Robert Alexander, to redeem certain lands lying in the neighborhood of Alexandria, which were conveyed by' Robert Alexander, in trust, by deed dated the 20th of March, 1788, and which were afterwards conveyed to William Lyles, and by him to the testator of the Plaintiffs in error.
The-deed of the 20th of March, 1788, is between Robert Alexander of the first part, William Lyles of t.he second part, and Robert T. flooe, Robert Muiré and John Allison of the third part. , Robert…
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