Robins, Fry & Co. v. Wooten
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Marengo. Heard before the Hon. Thos. H. Smith. The bill in this case was filed by appellees as creditors of Council B. Wooten, to set aside as fraudulent certain conveyances made by said Wooten to certain of the respondents, and also conveyances executed by the grantees of said Wooten to the other respondents. The facts necessary to an understanding of the opinion sufficiently appear therein.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Marengo. Heard before the Hon. Thos. H. Smith. The bill in this case was filed by appellees as creditors of Council B. Wooten, to set aside as fraudulent certain conveyances made by said Wooten to certain of the respondents, and also conveyances executed by the grantees of said Wooten to the other respondents. The facts necessary to an understanding of the opinion sufficiently appear therein. The cause was submitted in tlie court 'below for final decree upon the pleading's and proof. Upon submission the chancellor entered a decree granting complainants…
1Opinion of the CourtTyson, J.
The bill in-this -case -seeks to have certain deeds -declared fraudulent. The complainants’ predecessor was a creditor-of Council B. Wooten, the alleged fraudulent grantor. The only other creditor which Wooten is shown to have had at the time of the execution of his deeds was one Mrs. Steele. Her debt was evidenced by a promissory note upon which she had brought suit 'shortly before the deeds were made by Wooten. It may be conceded for. the purposes of this case, that the debtor Wooten’s deeds were fraudulent as against the complainants and Mrs. Steele, his only then existing creditors. After…
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