Darby & Co. v. Gilligan

Snyder, President:

Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Taylor county, pronounced March 28, 1887, in the suit of Darby & Co. and others against John J. Gilligan and others. The suit was brought to set aside a trust deed made by said Gilligan to John T. McGraw trustee, to enjoin said trustee from disposing of the property thus conveyed to him and to have the same applied to the payment of the plaintiffs’ debts.

On September 17,1883, the said Gilligan and James Burns entered into an agreement in writing whereby they agreed to form a partnership for conducting a general merchandising…