Legal Opinion

Oliver v. Perry

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 17, 1906PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from Monona District Court.— Hon. J, L. Kennedy, Judge. Judgments were entered against Oliver Perry in favor of E. J. Norcross for $1Y0.33 and costs, January 30, 1892; of Mason Fowler Grocery Company for $85.30 and costs, May 5, 1892; of Ayers, Weatherwax, Peed & Co. for $282.08 and costs, May 5, 1892; of C. Shenkberg for $154.90 and costs, January 15, 189Y. The judgments were assigned to plaintiff, who also recovered a judgment against the same defendant for $303.85…

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Appeal from Monona District Court.— Hon. J, L. Kennedy, Judge. Judgments were entered against Oliver Perry in favor of E. J. Norcross for $1Y0.33 and costs, January 30, 1892; of Mason Fowler Grocery Company for $85.30 and costs, May 5, 1892; of Ayers, Weatherwax, Peed & Co. for $282.08 and costs, May 5, 1892; of C. Shenkberg for $154.90 and costs, January 15, 189Y. The judgments were assigned to plaintiff, who also recovered a judgment against the same defendant for $303.85 and costs, January 15, 1901. In this action, begun October 29, 1904. it is sought to subject certain land occupied by…

1Opinion of the Court

Ladd, J.—

1' parties': The petition alleged that the legal title to the land in controversy was in Abel Perry, but that he “ parted with the ownership and transferred the same to Oliver Perry long since, and that the latter refuses to have the record disclose his title ” owing to his purpose of defrauding creditors. Default was entered against Oliver, and the court decreed him to be the equitable owner of the land and that it be subjected to the payment of the several judgments against him. This was without prejudice to the rights of Abel Perry, who answered that he was the absolute owner of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. County of Mahaska v. IngallsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1864
  2. Furenes v. EideSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899
  3. Dunn v. WolfSupreme Court of Iowa · 1891
  4. Potter v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1876
  5. Sowers v. Mutual Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1901

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. ThomasSupreme Court of Iowa · 1911
  2. Sullivan v. SullivanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
  3. Farlow v. FarlowSupreme Court of Iowa · 1912
  4. United States v. Harry Schroeder, Amanda Schroeder, Richard Schroeder and Jacqueline l.schroederCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
  5. Jones v. LuingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1911

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