Robertson v. H. E. Bucklen & Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Bill to Set Aside a Conveyance.—Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Arthur H. Chetlain, Judge presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1902.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
This suit was brought against the appellee corporation and its directors to set aside a deed of conveyance of real estate made by Herbert E. Bucklen to the said corporation which it is alleged was made in pursuance of an unlawful and fraudulent conspiracy to divert from the said company all of the assets and profits as fast as thejr accumulated, for the sole use of said Herbert E. Bucklen. It is alleged that the consideration paid for the land by the corporation was. exorbitant and improvident.
The evidence is quite voluminous, and the counsel on either side have filed elaborate briefs, in…
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