Butler v. Holland
Tennessee Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Tomlinson
■ delivered the opinion of the Court.
Butler and wife, in an effort to collect a debt alleged to be owing to.them by the estate of one Jesse Nolen, deceased, sought by their bill in equity to have set aside as a fraud against them a conveyance of realty by the aforesaid Jesse Nolen to his niece. He had paid $3,000 for this realty only-a few days prior-to the time he conveyed it to his niece, Martha Holland, appellee here, for a consideration of $1. The Chancellor sustained the demurrer of Martha Holland and dismissed the bill. The Butlers have appealed.
Nolen acquired this realty on December…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Nelson v. VandenTennessee Supreme Court · 1897
- Long v. TrueTennessee Supreme Court · 1923