Eaton v. Barnes

An equitable petition was filed against Barnes by Eaton and others, the plaintiffs being the children and only heirs at law of Wm. G. Eaton. The petition alleged, that Wm. G. Eaton had owned a certain tract of land, and had, on February 15, 1895, conveyed the same to the defendant to secure an indebtedness of $375, which sum he owed the defendant. The conveyance was made by a deed absolute on its face, but “ upon the following trusts and conditions: the said Joseph Barnes was to hold the title to said property to secure him in the payment of the said sum of three hundred and seventy-five…