Megin v. Filor
Supreme Court of Florida
Benjamin Megin filed his bill in the Circuit Court of the Southern Circuit for the county of Monroe, against Thomas Taylor, Philip Sawyer and James Filor, alleging that he was a creditor of Taylor, one of the defendants ; that Taylor in 1843 purchased certain town lots in the city of Key West from Sawyer, and that the latter conveyed said lots to Filor, in trust for the infant daughter of Taylor; that this transaction was in fraud of creditors, one of whom was the…
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Benjamin Megin filed his bill in the Circuit Court of the Southern Circuit for the county of Monroe, against Thomas Taylor, Philip Sawyer and James Filor, alleging that he was a creditor of Taylor, one of the defendants ; that Taylor in 1843 purchased certain town lots in the city of Key West from Sawyer, and that the latter conveyed said lots to Filor, in trust for the infant daughter of Taylor; that this transaction was in fraud of creditors, one of whom was the complainant, and that the arrangement was made and contrived for the purpose and with the view of securing the lots so purchased…
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, Chief Justice
This case is not in a condition to be heard by this Court.
*206The complainant., Megin, filed a bill of complaint in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, against Taylor, Sawyer and Filor, in which he sought to have certain property which Taylor had bought from Sawyer subjected to the payment of a debt, which the complainant alleged was due to him by Taylor. The obstacle which he prayed to have removed was a deed for the property in question, which •Sawyer, at the instance of Taylor, had executed to Filor in trust for Taylor’s infant daughter, the consideration money having been paid by Taylor.…
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