Roberts v. Starke
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Montgomery county. Coeeey, Chancellor. The opinion of the court contains a statement of the case. Contended that when a person, in order to place his property beyond the reach of his creditors, caused the title to be' conveyed to another, equity will not afford him a remedy, but will leave him and his property in the condition he has chosen.
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Appeal from the chancery court of Montgomery county. Coeeey, Chancellor. The opinion of the court contains a statement of the case. Contended that when a person, in order to place his property beyond the reach of his creditors, caused the title to be' conveyed to another, equity will not afford him a remedy, but will leave him and his property in the condition he has chosen. The demurrer of defendants should have been sustained on account of multi fariousness in the bill, citing 1 How. (Miss.) 510. Insisted that the bill is not multifarious, and that the court was right in overruling the…
1Opinion of the Court
SlMRALL, J. :
The bill has three aspects, seeking relief. As respects each, — First, the complainant claims a resulting trust in a lot of ground and improvements thereon, in the town of Winona. The trust is alleged to arise on this state of facts: The complainant was engaged in the mantuamaking and millinery business. With a view of providing a home for herself and her mother (who is repre*259sented to be old and infirm), and for her sister, Mary C. Starke, who was assisting her in the business, she purchased the premises at the price of $1,400, paying one thousand dollars in cash out of her own…
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