Lewis v. Dudley
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Bill in Equity, by the -trustee of the estate of George F. Dudley, adjudged a bankrupt November 6, 1899, against Dudley, his wife (Nellie M.), Franklin P. .Rowell, and the First National Bank of Newport, to set aside a mortgage for fraud. Facts found by the court.
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Bill in Equity, by the -trustee of the estate of George F. Dudley, adjudged a bankrupt November 6, 1899, against Dudley, his wife (Nellie M.), Franklin P. .Rowell, and the First National Bank of Newport, to set aside a mortgage for fraud. Facts found by the court. March 27, 1895, George F., being the owner of real and personal property worth $3,000, and being indebted to the amount of $500, a portion of which is still unpaid, purchased a business block in Newport, giving therefor $6,500, a part of which he borrowed and still owes. By his direction the block was conveyed to his wife to hold in…
1Opinion of the CourtWallace, J.
The plaintiff seeks to set aside the mortgage given by Nellie M. Dudley to Rowell on the ground that it was fraudulent as to the creditors of her husband, George F. Dudley. The plaintiff claims that the purchase of the mortgaged property by George F. in the name of his wife, upon the understanding that it should be held in trust for him, was made for the purpose of placing the property beyond the reach of his creditors, or that the transaction constituted a secret trust, and in either case was fraudulent and void as to his creditors ; and that Rowell was chargeable with notice of the…
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