Harman v. Hurst

A residuary legatee under a will of his father sues in equity to remove a cloud upon title claimed by him in real estate once conveyed by the father to the respondent, his daughter, with a reservation in the grantor of a power to sell, and later conveyed by the grantor to another and by that other back to the grantor. The relief has been denied and the complainant appeals. The questions raised for decision are three: Was the reservation in the deed to the daughter invalid because repugnant to the estate granted? If not invalid for that reason, was it invalid because inserted in the deed in…