Mars v. Conner
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before COOKE, J., at Abbeville, October, 1876. The statement contained in the opinion of this Court is sufficient for a full understanding of all the points with reference to which the case is reported.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
McIver, A. J.
For a proper understanding of the question presented by this appeal, it will be necessary to make a brief statement, not only of this, but other cases, with which it is closely connected.
On the 20th of August, 1866, William McCelvey being greatly embarrassed, and believing himself to be utterly insolvent, made a *71voluntary assignment to the plaintiff, Mars, of his whole estate, in which were included two tracts of land, one known as the Wells tract and the other as the Clay tract, for the benefit of his creditors, and within a few days…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Staiger v. SchultzNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
- Gallagher v. EganThe Superior Court of New York City · 1850
- Barker v. WhiteNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
3Cited by1 opinion
- Hahn v. SmithSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1930