Wright v. Risser

Plaintiff, as trustee in bankruptcy of Edgar D. Risser, brought this suit in the circuit court of Kankakee county to set aside as fraudulent certain conveyances of real estate by Risser to his wife and daughters. The complaint alleged the conveyances were voluntary, without any real consideration and were made for the purpose of defrauding his creditors and did defraud them by rendering Risser “ostensibly” insolvent; that the grantees held the property on secret trust for Risser who was still the owner, and that he should have scheduled the property in the bankruptcy proceeding.

Prior to the…