Palmer v. Bray
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Washtenaw; Kinne, J. Bill by George Palmer, administrator of the estate of Samuel P. Bray, deceased, against Clarence E. Bray, individually and as executor of the last will and testament of Betsey Doolittle, deceased, and others, to set aside a deed and to redeem from a mortgage. From a decree dismissing the bill, complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
This is a suit in equity to set aside a conveyance made by said Samuel P. Bray in his lifetime, on the ground that such conveyance was a fraud on creditors of the grantor. While there is some conflict in the testimony, the material facts are as follows: The land in controversy consists of 62-|- acres, situated in the county of *87Washtenaw. It was the homestead of said Samuel P. Bray from 1867, or earlier, until said conveyance was made, in 1897. In 1867 said Bray and wife gave Betsey Doolittle, the sister of his wife, a mortgage on said land, securing the payment of '$2,000. While there is some…
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