Fassit v. Phillips

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Fassit v. Phillips, 4 Whart. 399 (Pa. 1839)
1839 Pa. LEXIS 222

Fassit v. Phillips

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam. —

The charge of actual fraud is repelled by the answer; and an implication of legal fraud cannot be.raised from the admitted fact, that the house was left out of the assignment. In Thomas v. Jenhs, a substantial benefit was reserved ; but here there was nothing of the sort. The legal title, incumbered as it is sworn to be, beyond the fee simple value, is a caput mortuum, which though it might have swelled the apparent amount of the schedule, could have held out but a deceptive promise to the creditors. It would therefore be useless, and perhaps mischievous, to suspend the execution of the trust till the hearing.

Injunction dissolved.

Reference

Full Case Name
FASSIT and Others against PHILLIPS and Others
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2 cases
Status
Published