Marston v. Marston

On 17th Feb., 1857, the defendant, Oliver B. Marston, being the owner of the demanded premises, conveyed the same to his brother Joseph Marston for the consideration of fifteen hundred dollars, as expressed in the deed, for which sum he received the note of Joseph Marston. The same day Joseph Marston deeded the land of which he had thus acquired the title, to Fanny Marston, the wife of Oliver B. Marston, and took back the note he had just given.

The plaintiff was a creditor of Oliver B. Marston prior to these conveyances. They were without consideration, and their obvious purpose and effect…