Reed v. Jourdan

Tbe bill in this case was filed under tbe provisions of section 5884, 2 How. Stat., by the complainant as administrator, to set aside a deed made by tbe deceased in his lifetime to tbe defendant, as a fraud upon tbe creditors of tbe estate.

Tbe statute provides that—

*129“When there shall be a deficiency of assets in the hands of an executor or administrator, and when the deceased shall, in his lifetime, have conveyed any real estate, or any right or interest therein, with the intent to defraud his creditors, or to avoid any right, debt, or duty of any person, or shall have so conveyed such estate…