Legal Opinion

Schwab v. Powers

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 8, 1934No. 6 Div. 377PublishedCited by 15 opinions

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

  1. London v. G. L. Anderson Brass WorksSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
  2. Houston v. BlackmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1880
  3. Ginn v. HardySupreme Court of Alabama · 1900
  4. Potter & Son v. GracieSupreme Court of Alabama · 1877
  5. Murphy v. Branch Bank at MobileSupreme Court of Alabama · 1849

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Low v. LowSupreme Court of Alabama · 1951
  2. Pfingstl v. SolomonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1940
  3. Scott v. McGillSupreme Court of Alabama · 1944
  4. Horan v. HoranSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
  5. McPherson Oil Co., Inc. v. MasseySupreme Court of Alabama · 1994

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