Harlan v. Maglaughlin
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland county: Of May Term 1879, No. 89. Ejectment by Maud Maglaughlin and Wilmer K. Maglaughlin, by their guardian, William A. Coffey, against Anne Harlan and David Sipe for two lots in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Read the full summary
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland county: Of May Term 1879, No. 89. Ejectment by Maud Maglaughlin and Wilmer K. Maglaughlin, by their guardian, William A. Coffey, against Anne Harlan and David Sipe for two lots in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. On March 31st 1859, John Mell conveyed by a deed a lot of ground to Isabella'Noble, wife of John B. Noble, for $50. This deed was duly recorded August 27th 1859. To the same grantee William Blair conveyed, by deed, a lot of ground on March 20th 1865, for $200, which deed was recorded March 28th 1868. On March 5th 1869, John B. Noble made a note…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gordon
The court below fell into an error which pervades every part of •this case. A single point and answer will serve to develop this , error, and determine the material questions involved in this controversy. The counsel for the defendants below, plaintiffs in error, ■ asked the court to say to the jury that “to render a voluntary conveyance void, as to subsequent creditors, it must appear that it was made in contemplation of future indebtedness, and, until thjs was shown, the plaintiffs could not call upon the defendants to *297prove the consideration for the conveyance to Isabella Noble ■through…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Sexton v. WheatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1823
3Cited by10 opinions
- Nolan v. NolanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
- Walkinshaw EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
- Kirk v. KirkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- Best v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
- Davis v. GatesDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1916
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.