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Hanson v. Manley

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided June 17, 1887PublishedCited by 47 opinions

Appeal from O’Brien Circuit Court. Plaintiffs are the owners of two judgments against the defendant Joseph Manley. This action was brought to subject certain real estate which be conveyed, after the debts were contracted, to his co-defendant, Olive Manley, who is liis wife, to the satisfaction of the judgments. The allegation of tbe petition is that the conveyance to the wife was made without consideration, and for the purpose of defrauding creditors.

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Appeal from O’Brien Circuit Court. Plaintiffs are the owners of two judgments against the defendant Joseph Manley. This action was brought to subject certain real estate which be conveyed, after the debts were contracted, to his co-defendant, Olive Manley, who is liis wife, to the satisfaction of the judgments. The allegation of tbe petition is that the conveyance to the wife was made without consideration, and for the purpose of defrauding creditors. The answer of Olive Manley puts the allegations of the petition in issue. Joseph Manley answered that he was surety for other parties on the…

1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.

*501. FORMES. deionsewhich might liave been pleaded, *49I. We will first consider the questions arising under the answer of Joseph Manley. The facts are that the purchasers of the machine gave four notes for the price thereof, which fell due at different times. Defendant was surety on the two which fir^t Recame due, and a chattel mortgage was given for the security of all of the notes. The mortgagee seized the property on the mortgage when the conditions were broken, realizing an amount from the sale more than sufficient to satisfy the two notes on which Manley is surety, but the whole amount was…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Allen v. BrownSupreme Court of Iowa · 1874
  2. Bedwell v. GephartSupreme Court of Iowa · 1885
  3. Patterson v. HillSupreme Court of Iowa · 1883

3Cited by47 opinions

  1. White v. LaddOregon Supreme Court · 1902
  2. First National Bank v. EichmeierSupreme Court of Iowa · 1911
  3. Schriock v. SchriockNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1964
  4. Bennett v. BennettWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1892
  5. Cooper Grocery Co. v. StrangeTexas Commission of Appeals · 1929

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