Poppe v. Poppe
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Muskegon; Russell, J. Bill by Lawrence Poppe against Anna Poppe and Catherina Grevy to set aside certain deeds. Prom a decree dismissing tbe bill, complainant appeals. The purpose of this suit is to set aside two deeds, one made by complainant to defendant Grevy, and the other made by Mrs. Grevy to defendant Anna Poppe, the wife of complainant.
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Appeal from Muskegon; Russell, J. Bill by Lawrence Poppe against Anna Poppe and Catherina Grevy to set aside certain deeds. Prom a decree dismissing tbe bill, complainant appeals. The purpose of this suit is to set aside two deeds, one made by complainant to defendant Grevy, and the other made by Mrs. Grevy to defendant Anna Poppe, the wife of complainant. Complainant alleges that he was threatened with an action for damages, which arose from a conspiracy to injure and defraud him, and that, in consequence of the threatened action, he was in danger of incurring heavy expenses, in the way of…
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
(after stating the facts). 1. Mrs. Poppe was not a party to the alleged conspiracy, and knew only what her husband told her about it. She was guilty of no false or fraudulent representations. The conveyance was his own voluntary act. Her promise to reconvey, if made, rested in parol, and was void, under the statute of frauds. *651The case of Pierson v. Conley, 95 Mich. 619, is similar in. its facts, and rules this case against the complainant. When one conveys his property to another for the purpose of avoiding anticipated claims against him, he is not in position to invoke the aid of a court of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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