Dohan v. Yearicks

Citations

• 253 Pa. 403
• 98 A. 611
• 1916 Pa. LEXIS 857

Syllabus

<p>Equity — Bill to set aside conveyance — Consideration—Fraud— Insufficient evidence.</p> <p>1. A bill in equity to set aside a conveyance by plaintiffs decedent to the defendant on the ground of fraud and lack of consideration was properly dismissed where the chancellor found that decedent at the time of the transfer was an aged woman but of sound mental faculties, that the conveyance was voluntary and made in consideration of care and attention by the decedent of the plaintiff for a number of years and in further consideration of defendant’s promise to support and maintain decedent for the rest of her life, which was duly performed, and the evidence disclosed no actual fraud or deceit practiced by the defendant to secure the transfer.</p> <p>2. In such ease the fact that the consideration expressed in the deed was the sum of one dollar, which in fact was not paid, was immaterial.</p>