Schwab v. Powers
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
BOULDIN, Justice.
A conveyance of lands from parent to child on a recited consideration of $1 in hand paid, the receipt whereof is acknowledged, and the further consideration of love and affection, is construed as a voluntary conveyance, supported 'by a good, rather than a valuable, consideration. It is, therefore, void on its face against existing creditors of the grantor. On a bill filed by an existing creditor of the grantor to set aside such conveyance and subject the lands to the payment of his debt, parol evidence is inadmissible to prove a valuable consideration, such as an indebtedness…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Murphy v. Branch Bank at MobileSupreme Court of Alabama · 1849
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