Pulliam v. Taylor
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Chickasaw County (1st district). Hon. W. D. Prazee, Chancellor. Complainant filed his bill in the chancery court of Chickasaw county, seeking to vacate and set aside a conveyance of land, alleged to have been fraudulently made. To which bill a demurrer was interposed, and the court overruled the demurrer, and the defendants bring the case to this court by appeal, and assign for error the overruling of the demurrer.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Chickasaw County (1st district). Hon. W. D. Prazee, Chancellor. Complainant filed his bill in the chancery court of Chickasaw county, seeking to vacate and set aside a conveyance of land, alleged to have been fraudulently made. To which bill a demurrer was interposed, and the court overruled the demurrer, and the defendants bring the case to this court by appeal, and assign for error the overruling of the demurrer. This bill seeks to vacate and set aside a conveyance of lands alleged to be fraudulent, before a sale is made under execution ; all bills filed…
1Opinion of the Court
Simeall, L,
delivered the opinion of the court.
A. H. Taylor recovered a judgment at law, against Homer Pulliam, for several thousand dollars. One execution was returned nulla Iona. Afterwards another was issued, which was levied by the sheriff, on the several parcels of land mentioned in the bill. Taylor alleges, that some time prior to the recovery of the judgment, Pulliam conveyed the lands to his wife, without any valuable consideration therefor, and with intent to hinder, delay and defraud the complainant and others, his creditors.
*555A demurrer to the bill was overruled, and from that order…
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