Giersch v. Grady
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action for the conveyance of real estate claimed to belong to the plaintiff, but standing in the name of the defendant upon the land records of the town of Canton, brought to and tried by the Superior Court in Hartford County, Greene, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the defendant, and appeal by the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtThayer, J.
In October, 1886, John J. Grady conveyed to his sister, the defendant, by a warranty deed, the land therein described, and on the same day the defendant executed and delivered to him a written declaration of trust, the essential part of which reads as follows: “I, Mary A. Grady ... in consideration that John J. Grady . . . has this day conveyed to me his real estate situated in said Collinsville, . . . have covenanted, promised and agreed, and do hereby covenant, promise and agree, to and with the said John J. Grady as follows: That I will cause the rents, income and profits of said premises…
2Cited by3 opinions
- Waterbury Trust Co. v. PorterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1944
- Connecticut Bank & Trust Co. v. ColesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1963
- Smith v. PrattSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1949