Russell v. Garrett
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Limestone Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. Ti-iomas. Cobbs. The bill in this cause was filed by P. F. Garrett, as the administrator, with the will annexed, of Eliza A. F. Lane, deceased, against Edwin J., John M., William B., (ieorge R., and Thomas A. Russell, for the purpose stated in the opinion. The defendants interposed demurrers to the bill, which were overruled by the chancery court.
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Appeal from Limestone Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. Ti-iomas. Cobbs. The bill in this cause was filed by P. F. Garrett, as the administrator, with the will annexed, of Eliza A. F. Lane, deceased, against Edwin J., John M., William B., (ieorge R., and Thomas A. Russell, for the purpose stated in the opinion. The defendants interposed demurrers to the bill, which were overruled by the chancery court. The case made by the bill, and the grounds of the demurrers are sufficiently indicated in the opinion. To the bill is appended a foot-note, recpiiring the defendants to answer “each and all the…
1Opinion of the CourtSomeryille, J.
The bill is filed for the purpose of setting aside conveyances and transfers of property made by Edwin J. Russell to his four brothers, who are co-defendants, on the ground that they were made with the intent to hinder, *350delay or defraud creditors, the said Russell being at the time largely indebted to complainant’s intestate. A demurrer was interposed to the bill by each of the defendants, and was overruled by the chancellor. The appeal is taken from this decree, upon which the assignments of error are exclusively based.
The bill, in our opinion, is not multifarious. It has long been the…
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