McColgan v. Hopkins
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit court for Allegany county. Replevin, for certain personal property, brought on the 3rd of October 1856, by the appellee against the appellant.
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Appeal from the Circuit court for Allegany county. Replevin, for certain personal property, brought on the 3rd of October 1856, by the appellee against the appellant. The case was submitted to- the court below upon an agreed statement of facts, by which— ' It is admitted, that Francis Owens, on the 2Gth of July 1856, executed to the defendant a deed, which was duly acknowledged and recorded, and thereby conveyed to the defendant, i£all the property, effects, and dioses in action of him, the said Owens, of whatever nature or kind the same might be, including therein the goods and chattels for…
1Opinion of the CourtBartol, J.
This is an action of replevin brought by the appellee against the appellant, to recover certain property formerly belonging to Francis Owens, under whom each party claims, the plaintiff as insolvent trustee, and the defendant under a deed of trust, from Owens.
The facts are set out in the agreed statement., (ante 39’6,) and the single question presented for decision is, whether, upon the facts stated, the deed to the appellant is void under our insolvent laws. The deed in its terms conveyed to the-trustee all the property of the grantor, for the benefit of his creditors, of whom McColgan was…
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