Jackson ex dem. Van Buren v. Myers
New York Supreme Court
THIS was an action of ejectment, tried at the Columbia circuit, before Mr. Justice Yates, in November, 1818. John W. Morse recovered a judgment in this Court against Roger Adsit, in an action of slander, tried at the September ° „ _ * circuit, 1816, for 734 dollars and 43 cents, which was docketed in November following.
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THIS was an action of ejectment, tried at the Columbia circuit, before Mr. Justice Yates, in November, 1818. John W. Morse recovered a judgment in this Court against Roger Adsit, in an action of slander, tried at the September ° „ _ * circuit, 1816, for 734 dollars and 43 cents, which was docketed in November following. The premises in question, consisting of a house and lot of land of about four acres, and another lot of about twenty acres, which were in the possession of Adsit, at the time the above-mentioned suit was brought, were seized by virtue of an execution issued on the judgment in…
1Opinion of the CourtWoodworth, J.
The question arising in this cause is, whether the deeds from Adsit to Myers, were made with intent to delay, hinder, or *427defraud creditors, or others, of their just and lawful actions, debts, damages or demands. The facts stated in the case, leave no doubt on my mind, that the purchase was made, and carried into effect, for the purpose of placing Adsit's property beyond the reach of any judgment or execution which Morse might obtain in the action of slander then pending.
But, it is contended, that as Morse, the plaintiff in the execution against Adsit, had no debt or demand against him, at the…
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