Hook v. Mowre
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Davis District Court. Equity: FRAUDULENT CONVEYANCES. — I- John Mowre being the owner of the land in controversjr, on the loth day of January, 1858, conveyed the same to his son-in-law, William Hoskins, for the nominal price of $3,000, taking his notes therefor. This conveyance is alleged by the plaintiff to have been fraudulent in fact. This is denied by the defendants, and this is one of the questions in the cause.
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Appeal from, Davis District Court. Equity: FRAUDULENT CONVEYANCES. — I- John Mowre being the owner of the land in controversjr, on the loth day of January, 1858, conveyed the same to his son-in-law, William Hoskins, for the nominal price of $3,000, taking his notes therefor. This conveyance is alleged by the plaintiff to have been fraudulent in fact. This is denied by the defendants, and this is one of the questions in the cause. The facts bearing upon it will appear as fár as necessary in the opinion. II. Afterwards, May 25tb, 1859, tbe defendant, Mowre, with another son-in-law, and one…
1Opinion of the CourtDilloN, J.
It will not be practicable, witbintbe reasonable limits of an opinion, to set forth in detail tbe evidence upon which we base our conclusions of fact. This can only be alluded to in the briefest and most concise manner. The respective attorneys have made the case bristle with points of fact and points of law. The three main questions are those contained in the statement (which see), but these, of course, involve many minor or subordinate ones. The first question is this: Was the conveyance of January 15th, 1858, from John Mowre to his son-in-law and co-defendant, William Hoskins, fraudulent…
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