Murphy v. Casey
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Aitkin county to set aside a conveyance of real property. In her separate answer Emma Casey alleged she was a bona fide purchaser of the lands and actually paid therefor the sum of $4,700. The case was tried before Stanton, J., who denied defendant’s motion to dismiss the action and plaintiff’s motion for a directed verdict, and submitted certain specific questions to the jury which answered that the deed was delivered with intent to delay…
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Action in the district court for Aitkin county to set aside a conveyance of real property. In her separate answer Emma Casey alleged she was a bona fide purchaser of the lands and actually paid therefor the sum of $4,700. The case was tried before Stanton, J., who denied defendant’s motion to dismiss the action and plaintiff’s motion for a directed verdict, and submitted certain specific questions to the jury which answered that the deed was delivered with intent to delay and defraud defendant’s creditors. From an order denying defendant’s motion for a new trial, Emma Casey appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
Action to set aside a conveyance of certain real property by defendant J. Ambrose Casey to defendant Emma Casey as fraudulent and void as to the creditors of the grantor. Certain specific issues were submitted to a jury and a verdict rendered thereon sustaining the alleged fraud. Defendant Emma Casey appealed from an order denying a new trial.
There is no controversy in the facts, the evidence being undisputed on the record. The legal inferences and conclusions to be drawn from the facts present the only question in the case. It appears that in March, 1918, plaintiff brought an action against…
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