Williams v. Clark

In- January, 1889, in proceedings under our insolvent law, the plaintiff was appointed receiver of the property of George W. Clark, an insolvent debtor. He prosecutes this action to avoid a conveyance of certain real estate made by the insolvent by deed to the defendant Frank W. Clark, December 24, 1888. The only facts alleged as the ground for the relief sought are that the conveyance was made in payment of a pre-existing indebtedness of the grantor to the grantee, evidenced by promissory notes theretofore.given, the grantor being insolvent, and the grantee having reasonable cause to believe…