Hayes, Conservator v. Candee
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for fraud and imposition practiced upon the plaintiff’s ward whereby she was induced to convey her real estate without consideration, brought to the Court of Common Pleas in Fairfield County and tried to the court, Curtis, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff for |500 damages, and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors in the rulings and findings of the court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtTobbance, C. J.
The plaintiff, as the conservator of Mary B. Spencer, brings this suit against the defendant, individually, and as guardian of a minor. The complaint alleges in substance the following facts: In August, 1898, Mary B. Spencer, a woman mentally weak and incompetent, was the owner in fee of an undivided one-sixth interest in certain land in the town of Easton in this State; -the defendant represented to her that the selectmen of Easton intended to take that interest and use it for the support of her minor son, and requested her to give a deed of the property to Hilmer Bodine, a minor in the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Brown v. MitchellTexas Supreme Court · 1895
- Turner's Appeal From ProbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1899
- Richmond Appeal from ProbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1890
- Keithley v. StaffordIllinois Supreme Court · 1888
- Shanley's Appeal From ProbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1892
3Cited by10 opinions
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- Hellman v. KarpSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1919
- State ex rel. Carroll v. District CourtMontana Supreme Court · 1915
- Atwood v. AtwoodSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1911
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