Western Grocer Co. v. Alleman

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

In 1905 P. B. Alleman engaged in the grocery business in Kansas City, Kan. In November, 1906, he traded his stock for a tract of land in Miami *544county, the- owner of which executed a deed to him, which was not recorded. A few days later the same grantor executed a deed to Alleman’s wife, which was made of record. At the time Alleman owed $588.15 to the Western Grocer Company, from which he had purchased most of his goods. The company sued him on its account, and attached the land, the attachment affidavit alleging fraud in the creation of the…