Legal Opinion

Smith v. Patton

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided February 21, 1902PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Writ op Error to the Circuit Court of Edwards county; the Hon. P. A. Pearce, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright

The circuit court of Edwards county set aside a conveyance from Susan Smith to Nellie Smith, one of the plaintiffs in error, upon a bill filed by the defendant in error, William L. Patton, trustee in bankruptcy of the estate and effects of the plaintiff in error Harry Smith, a bankrupt, and ordered a conveyance by said Nellie Smith of the property in question to said trustee.

No objection is made to the form or provisions of the decree if the conveyance from Susan Smith to Nellie Smith was fraudulent as to creditors, but it is insisted that the facts did not justify the finding of the court…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Emerson v. BemisIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
  2. Bay v. CookIllinois Supreme Court · 1863

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Carmel v. River Bank America (In Re FBN Food Services, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1994
  2. Hoffman v. Chicago Title & Trust Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1902
  3. Andrews v. ScottAppellate Court of Illinois · 1904
  4. Dillworth, as Trustee v. Amerant Bank, N.A. f/k/a Mercantil Bank, N.A.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · 2020
  5. Rovelsted v. NelsonDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 1926

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API