Herschfeldt v. George
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal in Chancery from Wayne Circuit. The bill was filed against Paul J. George, Sally George (his wife), and John George; and sets forth: That on September 1st, 1852, Paul J. George, being indebted to complanant in §1866.61, gave complainant therefor three promissory notes, due in four, six, and seven months from date: That on March 24th, 1853, complainant caused an attachment to be issued from the Circuit Court for the county of Wayne against the property of said Paul, on…
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Appeal in Chancery from Wayne Circuit. The bill was filed against Paul J. George, Sally George (his wife), and John George; and sets forth: That on September 1st, 1852, Paul J. George, being indebted to complanant in §1866.61, gave complainant therefor three promissory notes, due in four, six, and seven months from date: That on March 24th, 1853, complainant caused an attachment to be issued from the Circuit Court for the county of Wayne against the property of said Paul, on the first two of said notes, which attachment was served by attaching lot 61, on the Lambert Beaubien farm, on…
1Opinion of the Court
Martin Ch. J.:
The conveyances to Sally George were fraudulent and void, as against the complainant. That of the Hamtramck property was entirely without consideration, and appears to have been solicited by her, and procured for the support of herself and children, and under circumstances which, we think, show a purpose of keeping it from the reach of John George, then Paul J.’s creditor. That of the west half of lot 61, in Detroit, was alike voluntary, and, as is claimed, for the purpose of securing a homestead, except that a partial consideration — the sum of four hundred dollars — was paid…
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