Evening Mail in London, Middlesex

Covenant to pay one third rents binds Hodges estate

A petition to re hear in Thurlow's court reviewed whether the Hodges marriage settlement created a real lien on his estates or a mere personal covenant to pay one third of rents profits and whether trustees Johnson and Turner with notice may be bound. The case centered on whether the covenant attached to the lands or remained personal and if creditors could compel specific performance.