Lauril Allis v. W. J. Jones and Ethelyn Jones

MEHAFFY, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment of the district court dismissing a suit brought by plaintiff Lauril Allis against defendants W. J. Jones and Ethelyn Jones, his wife, to set aside as fraudulent seven voluntary conveyances of real estate by Jones to his wife, thereby rendering himself insolvent, while indebted to Allis. The district court dismissed the Allis complaint for her failure to show Jones had any equity in the properties at the time of the conveyances. The district court erroneously interpreted the Arkansas law by placing the burden of proof upon Allis and, for…