Davis v. Jones
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Boone Circuit Court in Chancery. The plaintiffs, by the levy of attachment, sale of property, confirmation and deed, place themselves in a position to attack the deed from Stannard to Murray. Bump, Fr. Con. 511; Beach, Eq. 875. As to general grounds of equitable relief against fraudulent conveyances, see: 11 Ark. 411; 22 Ark. 184; Bump, Fr. Con. 76-78; 31 Mo.
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Appeal from Boone Circuit Court in Chancery. The plaintiffs, by the levy of attachment, sale of property, confirmation and deed, place themselves in a position to attack the deed from Stannard to Murray. Bump, Fr. Con. 511; Beach, Eq. 875. As to general grounds of equitable relief against fraudulent conveyances, see: 11 Ark. 411; 22 Ark. 184; Bump, Fr. Con. 76-78; 31 Mo. App. 62; 31 Ark. 666. The conveyance was in reality a secret trust, reserving an interest to the grantors, and hence is fraudulent. Bump, Fr. Con. § 41; Wait, Fr. Con. § 272; 43 Mo. App. 515; 13 Mo. App. 515; 132 Mo. 413; 3…
1Opinion of the CourtRiddick, J.
This was an action to declare fraudulent and void, and to set aside, a conveyance of a town lot made by one of the members ,of the firm of M. H. Jones & Co.
The firm, being indebted to the Exchange Bank of Springfield, Mo., in the sum of over five thousand dollars, to secure said debt, mortgaged its stock of goods to the bank, and one member of the firm also conveyed tbe bank the lot in the town of Harrison, Ark., which is involved in this suit. On the hearing of the case, the chancellor found that the conveyance of the lot was made for the purpose of securing the debt due the bank, and that…
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