National German-American Bank v. Lawrence
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Wabasha county to subject to the lien of a judgment against defendant James Gr. Lawrence land standing in the name of defendant Alice G. Lawrence, his wife, on the ground that the consideration was paid by him and title taken in her name in fraud of creditors. The case was tried before Snow, J., and a jury, which rendered a special verdict to the effect that the consideration paid for the land was the money or property of the husband.
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Action in the district court for Wabasha county to subject to the lien of a judgment against defendant James Gr. Lawrence land standing in the name of defendant Alice G. Lawrence, his wife, on the ground that the consideration was paid by him and title taken in her name in fraud of creditors. The case was tried before Snow, J., and a jury, which rendered a special verdict to the effect that the consideration paid for the land was the money or property of the husband. The court made findings of fact and conclusions of law, whereby it found in favor of defendants. From an order denying a motion…
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
This action was brought by a judgment creditor of James Gr. Lawrence against him and his wife to enforce a resulting trust in plaintiff’s favor in certain real estate, the grant of which was made to the wife, but the consideration therefor paid, as is alleged, by her husband, the judgment debtor. Gr. S. 1894, §§ 4280, 4281. Upon the trial the plaintiff called the husband as a witness, and proposed to examine- him as an adverse party, under Gr. S. 1894, § 5659. To this the wife objected on the ground that a husband could not be examined for or against his wife without her consent. G. S. 1894,…
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