National Tube Works Co. v. Ring Refrigerating & Ice Machine Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Jas.E., Withrow, Judge. (1) The deed of trust of defendant to Tracy was-in its nature a voluntary conveyance, because half of the entire amount it was given to secure was for the individual debt of John Ring, the president of the-. ■■defendant company. The defendant at the time was in embarrassed circumstances, and was immediately ■ afterwards unable to meet its maturing obligations.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Jas.E., Withrow, Judge. (1) The deed of trust of defendant to Tracy was-in its nature a voluntary conveyance, because half of the entire amount it was given to secure was for the individual debt of John Ring, the president of the-. ■■defendant company. The defendant at the time was in embarrassed circumstances, and was immediately ■ afterwards unable to meet its maturing obligations. These things being so, made the deed of trust a fraudulent conveyance within the meaning of the •statutes; Lionberger v. Balter, 88 Mo. 450; Potter v. .McDowell,…
1Opinion of the CourtMaceaklane, J.
This is an appeal by plaintiff from a judgment in favor of defendant on a plea in abatement to an attachment suit.
Plaintiff commenced its suit on the twenty-fifth day of October, 1890, on several notes and bills made and accepted by respondent between August 6, 1890, and October 4, thereafter, and in aid thereof filed an affidavit and sued out an attachment, which was levied upon the property of defendant, and to which the plea in abatement was filed. The grounds of the attachment were that the defendant had fraudulently conveyed and assigned its property and effects and was about…
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