Legal Opinion

Goodwin v. Goodwin

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided June 15, 1810PublishedCited by 5 opinions

MOTION for a new trial. This was an action qui tam on the statute against fraudu- , , . lent conveyances, (tit. 76. s. 2.) to recover one year s va lue of the land, and the whole value of the goods fraudulently conveyed, . lhe case, as it appeared on the trial, was as follows: William Goodwin, father of the defendant, and husband of the plaintiff, entered into a written agreement with the , \ o plaintiff to this effect: that whereas they had mutually , c , , f , agreed, tor…

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MOTION for a new trial. This was an action qui tam on the statute against fraudu- , , . lent conveyances, (tit. 76. s. 2.) to recover one year s va lue of the land, and the whole value of the goods fraudulently conveyed, . lhe case, as it appeared on the trial, was as follows: William Goodwin, father of the defendant, and husband of the plaintiff, entered into a written agreement with the , \ o plaintiff to this effect: that whereas they had mutually , c , , f , agreed, tor reasons best known to themselves, and the Searcher of Hearts, to separate, and dissolve, as far as in them lay, all the…

1Opinion of the CourtN. Smith, J.

This is an action to recover the penalty of the statute against fraudulent conveyances; alleging that the defendant was indebted to Giles Pettibone in several notes of hand, and a bond which Pettibone held as trustee to the plaintiff; and that, with a view to cheat and defraud the plaintiff in the collection of those notes and bond, the defendant conveyed to his father all his estate, both real and personal.

It appeared on the trial, that the notes and bond were given on an agreement between William Goodwin and iwife, to live separate. Which sums she accepted in full for her future support,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Dibble v. HuttonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1804

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Muckenburg v. HollerIndiana Supreme Court · 1867
  2. Miltimore v. Miltimore & De BorbonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1861
  3. Nichols v. PalmerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1811
  4. Everhart v. PuckettIndiana Supreme Court · 1881
  5. Daniel v. Daniel, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Dauphin County1864

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