Judson v. Lyford
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Marin County, and from an order refusing a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Hayne, C.
This was an action by a judgment creditor to set aside a deed made by his debtor to the defendant Lyford, in trust, for certain purposes. The court below gave judgment for the defendants, and the plaintiff appeals.
The general features of the case are as follows: On and prior to September 15, 1883, the plaintiff was the owner of a judgment against one Deffebach, upon which was due the sum of $9,446.74. On that day the latter inherited from his wife an undivided one-third interest in a tract of 646.51 acres of land in Marin County. Within a month *506thereafter, and while the judgment…
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