Fromholtz v. Trimble
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Lonoke Chancery Court; John E. Martinecm, Chancellor; 1. Appellees did not by virtue of defending the Mc-Gahey suit obtain any attorneys’ lien upon the land conveyed to the bank. At the time of the conveyance by Fromholtz to the bank the land was not encumbered by any lien in favor of appellees. Appellees had no attorneys’ lien. 208 S. W. 797; 47 Ark. 86. 2. The evidence does not sustain the findings of the chancellor.
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Appeal from Lonoke Chancery Court; John E. Martinecm, Chancellor; 1. Appellees did not by virtue of defending the Mc-Gahey suit obtain any attorneys’ lien upon the land conveyed to the bank. At the time of the conveyance by Fromholtz to the bank the land was not encumbered by any lien in favor of appellees. Appellees had no attorneys’ lien. 208 S. W. 797; 47 Ark. 86. 2. The evidence does not sustain the findings of the chancellor. The conveyance from Fromholtz to Fletcher was not executed for the purpose of fraudulently hindering or delaying appellees in the collection of whatever claim they…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCULLOCH, C. J.
This is an action instituted by appellees to cancel a deed alleged to have been executed in fraud of their rights as creditors of the grantors of certain lands in Lonoke County.
Bernard Fromholtz, one of the appellants, was the owner of two tracts of land in Lonoke County, each containing 320 acres, and he and his wife executed a mortgage to L. W. Monroe to secure a debt, which, at the tim i of the transactions coming under review in this action, amounted to about eleven thousand dollars, The 'Bank of Lonoke, a banking corporation doing business at Lonoke, also one of tbe appellants, held a…
2Cited by3 opinions
- Bank of Sun Prairie v. HovigDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1963
- Harris v. ShawSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1954
- Weatherly v. Massey-Ferguson, Inc.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1968