Shufeldt v. Jenkins
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Virginia
In Chancery. These two cases are practically one, and in what follows particular mention will be made only of the first' case named.
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In Chancery. These two cases are practically one, and in what follows particular mention will be made only of the first' case named. Besides these two bills, creditors’ petitions have been filed by Walsh & Kellogg; Gottschalk & Co.; Charles H. Boss & Co.; J. Hayes & Co.; Griffiths, Curtis & Co.; Charles Ewan & Co.; W. W. Johnson & Co.; and Mad-dux, Hobart & Co., — all wholesale liquor dealers. , On the tenth of January, 1883, this court, then sitting in Alexandria, on the bill first exhibited in this cause, made an order assuming custody of the goods, chattels, effects, and property of E.…
1Opinion of the CourtBoND, J.
It is my opinion, from a consideration of all the facts proven in this case, that the deed sought to be set aside by the bill was made purposely to hinder and defraud creditors, and that it was void as to the complainants, whether recorded or not. My brother Hughes thinks that it was also void as to creditors because it was not recorded, and, as that is a question of construction of a Virginia statute, I propose to follow his judgment. But, in my opinion, the defendants acquired no interest in the property by virtue of the deed, whether recorded or not, as against the plaintiffs.
Hughes, J.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Drake v. RiceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1881
- Armstrong v. ByrneNew York Court of Chancery · 1831
- Rutherglen v. WolfU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Virginia · 1876
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