Grimes v. Russell

This is a proceeding in equity to set aside a deed, and for judgment vesting in the plaintiff the title to lands thereby conveyed. The petition avers that the defendant, William Russell, in April, 1852, purchased forty acres of land situated in Ray county, Missouri; that the purchase money was paid from his own means and resources, but that he caused the title to be vested in his minor son, Elijah R. Russell, the other defendant in this suit, for the purpose of defrauding his creditors. The answer denies the fraud, and sets out the facts which induced the conveyance to the son, as the…