Devereaux v. Cooper
Supreme Court of Vermont
This was a bill brought by the orator against the defendant as administrator of the estate of Heman Devereaux, late of Richmond, deceased, praying this court perpetually to enjoin the defendant from selling a certain messuage or tenement in said Richmond, consisting of a house and about 30 acres of land, which the bill alleged had been conveyed by the orator to the intestate, in his life time, under a contract on the part of the latter to support the orator and his wife…
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This was a bill brought by the orator against the defendant as administrator of the estate of Heman Devereaux, late of Richmond, deceased, praying this court perpetually to enjoin the defendant from selling a certain messuage or tenement in said Richmond, consisting of a house and about 30 acres of land, which the bill alleged had been conveyed by the orator to the intestate, in his life time, under a contract on the part of the latter to support the orator and his wife during their lives, and also praying that the defendant be decreed to release to the orator the said tenement, or make…
1Opinion of the Court
The case having been heard upon bill and answer, the-opinion of the court was delivered by
Redfield, Chancellor.
It seems to have been considered by the counsel in this case, and so the court have considered the matter in coming to a determination, that the allegations in the bill are admitted by the answer.
The court have been induced to consent to this course, in order to save delay and expense to the parties, in a case where the decree is merely formal. But as all cases are now required to be reported, lest this should be drawn into precedent, and thereby mislead the profession in regard to…
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