Bibb v. Smith

Judge Underwood

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

Bibb filed his bill against Smith, and others, for the purpose of subjecting to the payment of certain judgments, a debt which Anderson once owed Smith, and which he, as is alleged, fraudulently transferred to Allen, in order to deceive creditors, and put it beyond their reach.

Smith made his answer a cross bill, and prayed to be relieved from the payment of one of the judgments for,, four hundred dollars, because, as he alleges, the note on which that judgment was obtained-, was a gratuity.' From the statements of the cross bill, it seems…