Swartz v. Hazlett
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the Ninth Judicial District, County of Shasta. The plaintiff, as the administrator of James Daigh, deceased, brought the suit for the purpose of his setting aside a certain conveyance made by his his intestate to the defendants on the twelfth of September, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, of certain premises, of the value of eight thousand dollars, and as grounds therefor, alleged that James Daigh was, at the time of said…
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Appeal from the District Court of the Ninth Judicial District, County of Shasta. The plaintiff, as the administrator of James Daigh, deceased, brought the suit for the purpose of his setting aside a certain conveyance made by his his intestate to the defendants on the twelfth of September, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, of certain premises, of the value of eight thousand dollars, and as grounds therefor, alleged that James Daigh was, at the time of said conveyance, and at the time of his death, indebted to various persons, in the sum of eighteen thousand one hundred dollars, and…
1Opinion of the CourtBurnett, J.
This action was brought by the jfiaintiff, as administrator of James Daigh, deceased, to set aside a deed executed by the deceased in his lifetime, conveying to his nephew, Charles F. Hazlett, and his son, John Daigh, jointly, certain real estate therein described. The complaint charges that the deed was fraudulent and void as against creditors, and alleges the insufficiency of the assets to pay the debts of the deceased, without this property.
The defendants answer .separately, each insisting that the deed was fair and honest, and each setting forth the consideration paid by him as his…
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