Ehnes v. Yowell

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Horace Stern,

A bill in equity filed by the plaintiff, Fred C. Ehnes, a creditor of the defendant, Cleveland Yowell, alleged that certain lots of land were conveyed by the latter to his son, the defendant, Edward J. Yowell, without consideration and in fraud of plaintiff’s claim. Plaintiff prayed that in accordance with the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act of May 21, 1921, P. L. 1045, section 9, defendant Edward and his wife be ordered to reconvey the property to defendant Cleveland and his wife.

Elaborate testimony taken in the proceedings revealed that in 1930…