Rooney v. Soule
Supreme Court of Vermont
Appeal from the court of chancery. The case sufficiently appears from the opinion, except that the bill alleged that it was necessary for the orator, in the due performance of his duty as guardian, to sell his ward’s said homestead interest for the support of the family of his said ward, and that the levy and set off on the defendant’s execution, and the record thereof in the town-clerk’s office, constituted a' cloud upon the title of said homestead, and greatly hindered and…
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Appeal from the court of chancery. The case sufficiently appears from the opinion, except that the bill alleged that it was necessary for the orator, in the due performance of his duty as guardian, to sell his ward’s said homestead interest for the support of the family of his said ward, and that the levy and set off on the defendant’s execution, and the record thereof in the town-clerk’s office, constituted a' cloud upon the title of said homestead, and greatly hindered and impeded the orator in selling the same. The court, Royce, Chancellor, dismissed the bill. Appeal by the orator. A…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Redfield, J.
The orator alleges in his bill that his ward, William JEL Ryan, was the owner of a farm in Fairfield, and had a homestead interest therein ; that he was adjudged a .bankrupt by the district court of the United States for Vermont; that the defendant was duly appointed assignee of his assets, and that a homestead was decreed to said Ryan by said court; that Ryan absconded, and that the orator was appointed his guardian ; after which the defendant obtained judgment without service of process, or notice, or recognizance for review, before a…
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