Northrop v. Hatch
Supreme Court of Connecticut
IN ERROR. This was a bill in chancery, brought by Northrop against Hatch, stating, that the plaintiff claimed title to a piece of land in New-Milford, with a dwelling-house standing thereon, of the value of 400 dollars, by the levy of an execution in his favour against Daniel Lyon, on the 16th of November, 1824; and to recover the seisin and possession of such land, the plaintiff had commenced an action of ejectment against Lyon, Hatch and others, which was still pending in…
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IN ERROR. This was a bill in chancery, brought by Northrop against Hatch, stating, that the plaintiff claimed title to a piece of land in New-Milford, with a dwelling-house standing thereon, of the value of 400 dollars, by the levy of an execution in his favour against Daniel Lyon, on the 16th of November, 1824; and to recover the seisin and possession of such land, the plaintiff had commenced an action of ejectment against Lyon, Hatch and others, which was still pending in the superior court; that previously, viz. on the 25th of May, 1821, Lyon, being the owner of the land, had conveyed it,…
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
The defendant takes several exceptions to the bill; but it would be a work of supererogation to consider them all, when one of them is fatal.
By statute, tit. 40. it is provided, that " all fraudulent conveyances of lands and tenements, made with intent to avoid any debt or duty of others, shall be utterly void, as against those persons only, their heirs, &c. whose debt or duty is endeavoured to be avoided “ and all the parties to such fraudulent contract, knowing the fraud, who shall willingly justify the same as being done bona fide, and on good consideration, shall forfeit one year’s value…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Benjamin v. HathawaySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1821
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