Stephens v. Brown

Johnson, President:

This is a suit in equity'commenced in the year 1854 in the circuit court of Jefferson county by the creditors of Joseph Brown to set aside as fraudulent as to them a conveyance made by said Brown in 1853 to Ann Brown of certain houses and lots in Charlestown in said county, and praying that said lots might be sold to pay their claims. TJpon the hearing of said cause the circuit court of said county on the 3d day of June, 1858, dismissed the bill of plaintiffs. Prom that decree the plaintiffs appealed to the supreme court of appeals of Virginia, and on the 23d day of May,…