Beaufort Veneer & Package Co. v. Hiers

(dissenting) : I am firmly convinced that this case presents a deliberate and ingenious conspiracy, on the part of J. J. Hiers, his wife, Mobley H. Hires, and M. I. Rizer, aided and abetted by H. M. Thomas, to put the 304 acres of land which belonged to J. J. Hiers, in his wife’s name, beyond the reach of his creditors, and, therefore, respectfully dissent from the conclusion to the contrary, announced in the opinion of Mr. Justice Carter.

The chronology of the case, with its swiftly succeeding events, is exceedingly significant:

On September 15, 1924, the plaintiff served upon the defendant J.…