Welcker v. Staples
Tennessee Supreme Court
PROM ROANE. Writ County. of error to Chancery Court of Roane H. R. Gibson, Ch. Bill by a creditor against bis debtor and alleged fraudulent grantees to set aside a fraudulent conveyance of land. The bill was filed December 21, 1887. The deed attacked was executed March 5, 1877, and registered March 9, 1877. It conveyed, upon a recited consideration of $5,000, certain lands from defendant, Thos.
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PROM ROANE. Writ County. of error to Chancery Court of Roane H. R. Gibson, Ch. Bill by a creditor against bis debtor and alleged fraudulent grantees to set aside a fraudulent conveyance of land. The bill was filed December 21, 1887. The deed attacked was executed March 5, 1877, and registered March 9, 1877. It conveyed, upon a recited consideration of $5,000, certain lands from defendant, Thos. Staples, complainant’s debtor, to his co-defendants, named as his wife and children. The entire family resided upon and claimed the land under said deed for more than ten years before this suit was…
1Opinion of the CourtTurNEY, C. J.
Joseph Mueke & Son being in*51debted, for the benefit of creditors made a general assignment to Complainant 'Welcker, in trust. '
Thomas Staples, who was indebted to Mueke & Son, by judgment, in the sum of about $104, conveyed his land to his wife and children for a recited consideration, part of which was paid.
The assignee filed this bill, attacking said conveyance for fraud. The Chancellor decreed for complainant, the land was sold, and purchased by Mueke, the senior member of the firm. The case is before us on writ of error.
It clearly appears that -for more than seven years prior to the filing…
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