Paulk v. Cooke
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Bill in Equity, to obtain the title to certain real estate, brought by the petitioner as trustee in insolvency of the estate of the respondent Stephen A. Cooke, the title being in his wife.
Read the full summary
Bill in Equity, to obtain the title to certain real estate, brought by the petitioner as trustee in insolvency of the estate of the respondent Stephen A. Cooke, the title being in his wife. The suit was brought in the Superior Court for Tolland County, and the following facts were found by a committee: The respondent Stephen A. Cooke was, in the spring of 1870, a resident1 of Providence, Rhode Island, and was then the owner of certain real estate there situated, of the value of |3,850, above the incumbrances on it. He was then engaged in the boot and shoe business, and was at that time…
1Opinion of the CourtFosteR, J.
Shall the title of the farm purchased by the defendant, Stephen A. Cooke, on the l-±th of April, 1870, be allowed to remain in his wife, Lydia A. Cooke, the other defendant, to whom it was then conveyed, or shall it be transferred to the plaintiff, trustee in insolvency, to the end that it may be made available- in payment of the debts of said Stephen A. Cooke ? The Superior Court seeks the advice of this court in answering this question.
*571The plaintiff insists that as between husband and wife there was no sufficient consideration to uphold this conveyance, and that it cannot be supported on…
2Cited by17 opinions
- Rudy v. AustinSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1892
- Spuck v. Logan & UhlCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1903
- Clarke v. BlackSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1906
- O'Neill v. KilduffSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1908
- Coan v. Andersen (In Re Andersen)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · 1994
12 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.