Birmingham Nat. Bank v. Steele
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Jefferson Cbancerj Court. Heard before the Hon. Thos. Cobbs. 1. Mrs. Steele was insolvent at the time of her conveyance to Brown, and Brown was chargeable with notice of that fact.
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Appeal from Jefferson Cbancerj Court. Heard before the Hon. Thos. Cobbs. 1. Mrs. Steele was insolvent at the time of her conveyance to Brown, and Brown was chargeable with notice of that fact. If Mrs. Steele sold for the purpose of hindering, delaying or defrauding the complainant and her other creditors, the conveyance to Brown was invalid as to them.— Crawford v. Kirlcsey, 55 Ala. 282; Lehman v. Kelly, 68 Ala. 192 ; also, Bricked’s Digest, Yol. 8, page 516, paragraphs 143, 144, 145, 146 and 147. 2. To charge a party with notice of fraud, it is not necessary that he should have actual…
1Opinion of the CourtHaralson, J.
The complainant recovered a judgment in the City Court of Birmingham, on the 4th November, 1890, against the defendant, Mrs. Fannie A. Steele, and J. M. Thompson, for $2,911.50 and costs, which judgment was re*87corded in tbe office of tbe judge of probate of Jefferson county, on tbe same day it was rendered; and, on tbe 21st of February, 1891, complainant caused an execution to issue on said judgment, wbicli, coming to tbe bands of tbe sheriff of tbe county, was by bim, on tbe same day it was received, returned “no property found.”
Tbe bill in tbis case was filed on tbe 24th February, 1891,…
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