1 Dall. 193
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 15, 1787
Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1787-01-15
EJECTMENT for a House and Lot.—The Plaintiff’s Counsel offered to give parol evidence of the declaration of the Grantor made after the execution of a deed, and cited 2 Chan. Ca. 180. Gilb. For. Rom. 232. 233. 2 Atk. 71. 150.
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Decided 1787-01-15
Cited by 15 later decisions (2 by the Supreme Court) — most recently May 1875
13 state decisions
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¶1In this case a deed was made of the house in question to Mrs. Gregory in fee simple; and evidence is offered to prove, that the purchase was made with the money of her deceased husband, part of which belonged to his children, and that the purchase was for their and her use. If the acknowledged this fact at any time, it amounts to a confession against herself, which may certainly be given in evidence.
¶2Let the witness be sworn.