McGriff & Oakley v. Alford
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Henry. Heard before the Hon. Jere N. Williams. The bill in this case was -filed by the appellants against J. B'. Alford, Sarah E. Alford and Cornelia Robinson, who was a sister of Sarah A]ford.
Read the full summary
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Henry. Heard before the Hon. Jere N. Williams. The bill in this case was -filed by the appellants against J. B'. Alford, Sarah E. Alford and Cornelia Robinson, who was a sister of Sarah A]ford. It was averred in the bill that for several years prior to 1890, J. B. Alford, who was a farmer, had obtained advances from the complainants for the -purpose of enabling him to raise his crops for the current year ; that in the years 1889 and and 1890 he got behind with the complainants, and executed to thdm mortgages on- his crops and personal property to secure the…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.
The only equity in this bill arises under the statutes authorizing a creditor without a lien to come into the chancery court for the purpose of subjecting to the payment of his debt property which has been fraudulently transferred or conveyed, or attempted to be fraudulently transferred and conveyed by his debtor. Code, § 3544. -The other aspect of the bill whereby it is sought to charge J.B. Alford, Sarah Alford and ' Cornelia Robinson as joint debtors of the complainants for that the debt was contracted by J.B. Alford nominally for himself alone, but in reality either as the agent of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Yarborough's Adm'r v. AvantSupreme Court of Alabama · 1880
- Baines v. BarnesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1879
3Cited by1 opinion
- Letohatchie Baptist Church v. BullockSupreme Court of Alabama · 1901