Gordon v. Ritenour
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Audrain Circuit Court. — IIon. Elijah Robinson, Judge. (1) The court erred in excluding tke evidence offered to show tke general notoriety of tke suits against Humphrey and of the general report and belief amongst Carson’s neighbors as to Humphrey’s purpose in incumbering his property. Benoist v. Derby, 12 Mo. 196 ; Dickerson v. Chrisman, 28-Mo. 139; Conover v. Berdine, 69 Mo. 125. (2) The court should have admitted the petition in Hall v. Humphrey.
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Appeal from Audrain Circuit Court. — IIon. Elijah Robinson, Judge. (1) The court erred in excluding tke evidence offered to show tke general notoriety of tke suits against Humphrey and of the general report and belief amongst Carson’s neighbors as to Humphrey’s purpose in incumbering his property. Benoist v. Derby, 12 Mo. 196 ; Dickerson v. Chrisman, 28-Mo. 139; Conover v. Berdine, 69 Mo. 125. (2) The court should have admitted the petition in Hall v. Humphrey. Bump on Fraud. Convey. 565. (3) The court should also have admitted Humphrey’s statements upon his examination on oath as a judgment…
1Opinion of the CourtBlack, J.
Humphrey owned the property in question, consisting of lots in and about Mexico, Audrain county. He conveyed them 'to Carson on October 1, 1878, who conveyed the same- to defendant January 2, 1879. Humphrey was surety for Purdy, public administrator, who had made default. Suits wére and had been for a long time pending against them on the bond, in which suit judgments were rendered some seventeen days after the date of the deed to Carson. -The plaintiffs purchased under those judgments for the benefit of *58the creditors and seek to set aside the deeds to Carson and to defendant, on the ground…
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