Cone v. Cross
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, in Equity. The bill of complaint in this case was filed by Joseph M. Cone, a creditor of Robert Cross, to set aside a deed from said Cross to his sister Mary Jane Cross, upon the ground that it was without consideration and was made for the purpose of defrauding creditors. The case was heard upon the plaintiff's testimony, the defendants having offered none.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, in Equity. The bill of complaint in this case was filed by Joseph M. Cone, a creditor of Robert Cross, to set aside a deed from said Cross to his sister Mary Jane Cross, upon the ground that it was without consideration and was made for the purpose of defrauding creditors. The case was heard upon the plaintiff's testimony, the defendants having offered none. The Court (Fowler, J.,) ruled that the deed was good and valid, not only as between the parties thereto, but also as to subsisting creditors, and passed a decree dismissing the bill of…
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
We are quite well satisfied that the deed from Cross to his sister was made with the intention, on his part at least, of defrauding his creditors. It is not quite so clear, however, that this intention was known to the *104grantee. The property conveyed, contained about three acres of land, with a dwelling house and a blacksmith shop upon it. The grantee was the only witness as to the facts connected with the sale,, and she says, her brother sold the property because he was going to California. Nothing was said about the price,' or about the terms of payment, till just about the execution of the…
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