Stewart v. Rogers
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Madison District Court. Creditor’s bill — fraududent conveyances, etc. — The plaintiff is a judgment creditor of John A. Rogers. The defendants are the said Rogers and his sons, daughters and son-in-law. The object of the present suit is to set aside as fraudulent certain conveyances of lands made by Rogers to his co-defendants.
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Appeal from Madison District Court. Creditor’s bill — fraududent conveyances, etc. — The plaintiff is a judgment creditor of John A. Rogers. The defendants are the said Rogers and his sons, daughters and son-in-law. The object of the present suit is to set aside as fraudulent certain conveyances of lands made by Rogers to his co-defendants. In April, 1860, he conveyed, without any pecuniary consideration to his four children, two sons and two daughters, two hundred acres of land each, or 800 acres in all. This is admitted to be a gift to the children, all of whom, except one, was of age, or…
1Opinion of the Court
Dillon, Ch. J.
Voluntaby to child: on ' \vhat validity depends. It is proposed briefly to state our views of the ease without entering at large into an examination of the testimony. The case naturally divides itself into two parts, viz., the convey-A ’ , ' *1 anees of the 800 acres of land in April, 1860, and the conveyances of the 360 acres in March, 1861.
The conveyances of April, 1860, of the 800 acres by John A. Eogers to his four children, were confessedly voluntary. This, Mr. Eogers and the children all admit; though it is in testimony that these conveyances were made by the father (whose…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Carson v. FoleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1855
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