Legal Opinion

Scott v. McDaniel

Texas Supreme Court

Decided February 4, 1887No. 2323PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from Grimes. • Tried below before the Hon. Herman G. Kittrell.

1Opinion of the Court

Station, Associate Justice.

Wheat and Thompson conveyed to the appellee property in trust to sell and pay off debts enumerated in the instrument by which the conveyance was made. That the debts were just and the entire transaction in good faith is not questioned. It is claimed that it was in contravention of the statute in relation to fraudulent conveyances. There is nothing on the face of the instrument from which it can be so held, nor do the facts indicate that it was executed for a purpose that would invalidate it under the statute.

It was executed by persons unable to pay their debts, and…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. National Bank v. LovenbergTexas Supreme Court · 1885

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Enderlin State Bank v. RoseNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1894
  2. Reagan v. AikenSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  3. Preston v. Carter Bros. & Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1891
  4. E. S. Jaffray & Co. v. Wolf & SonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1893
  5. B. C. Evans Co. v. Reeves & McGlassonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1894

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