Smith v. Gaylord
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Bill in equity to set aside a mortgage; brought to the Superior Court., and reserved, on a finding of the facts, for the advice of this court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtPardee, J.
The petition of Joseph A. Smith, trustee in insolvency of the estate of the Burton Brewing Company, a joint stock corporation, alleges in substance that John J. Phelps, Seth E. Benton and Ebenezer H. Gaylord, stockholders therein, combined to defraud its creditors, the said Phelps and Benton by giving, and the said Gaylord by taking and recording, a fraudulent mortgage upon its property for $20,000; asking for a decree compelling Gaylord to convey ^to the petitioner for the benefit of creditors the interest *381acquired by the mortgage. Upon this petition Gaylord was temporarily enjoined against…
2Cited by1 opinion
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