Woods v. Van Brunt
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Lizzie JVI. Van Brunt, from a judgment of the City Court of Brooklyn in favor of the plaintiffs, entered in the office of the clerk of said court on the' 15th day of June,. 1895, upon the decision of the court, rendered after a trial at a Special Term of said court, setting aside a conveyance from the defendant Charlotte Van Brunt to the defendant Lizzie M. Van Brunt, on the .ground that it was made with intent to hinder, delay and defraud creditors.…
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Appeal by the defendant, Lizzie JVI. Van Brunt, from a judgment of the City Court of Brooklyn in favor of the plaintiffs, entered in the office of the clerk of said court on the' 15th day of June,. 1895, upon the decision of the court, rendered after a trial at a Special Term of said court, setting aside a conveyance from the defendant Charlotte Van Brunt to the defendant Lizzie M. Van Brunt, on the .ground that it was made with intent to hinder, delay and defraud creditors. .
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam :
There are mainly questions of fact in this case, and the evidence sustains the conclusion of the trial court that the conveyance to Lizzie M. Van Brunt was made and accepted with intent to hinder, delay and defraud the creditors of Charlotte 0. Van Brunt. The alleged consideration seems to have been greatly exaggerated. It is extremely doubtful whether the charge for board was legally enforcible, if indeed it was not an afterthought. No particulars are given by Lizzie M. Van Brunt as to the circumstances or agreement under which she paid the $975, which she says she gave to her…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Boyd v. DunlapNew York Court of Chancery · 1815
- Baldwin v. . ShortNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Friedman v. HirschNew York Supreme Court · 1892
- Clift v. MosesNew York Supreme Court · 1894
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- Weiser v. WeiserNew York Supreme Court · 1898