Pinnock v. Clough
Supreme Court of Vermont
Appeal from the court of chancery. The orator set forth in his bill, in substance, that Zelah Pinnock, the father of the orator, had, in the year 1834, conveyed to one Jasper Clark a farm then owned by said Zelah, and taken back therefor a bond, signed by Clark, conditioned for the support of said Zelah and Ins wife during their natural lives.
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Appeal from the court of chancery. The orator set forth in his bill, in substance, that Zelah Pinnock, the father of the orator, had, in the year 1834, conveyed to one Jasper Clark a farm then owned by said Zelah, and taken back therefor a bond, signed by Clark, conditioned for the support of said Zelah and Ins wife during their natural lives. That, the said Clark being apparently about to become insolvent and unable to fulfil his bond, and the orator being in that case bound by law to maintain the said Zelah and his wife, if he had sufficient means therefor the orator was desirous of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Bennett, J.
The object of this bill is to compel the defendant, who has the legal title, to convey the land, described in the bill, to the orator. The bill alledges, in substance, that the orator employed the defendant, as his agent, to purchase the premises for him of one Jasper Clark, and to take the conveyance of them directly to the orator. This, in the answer, is unequivocally denied; and the defendant swears that he purchased them on his own account, and sets out in his answer the consideration which he paid, and which is in unison with the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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