McLane v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Vermont
Bill in Chancery. This suit was brought to recover certain real estate which the orator’s intestate conveyed to the defendants in 1841. The bill proceeded on the theory, first, that said conveyance was without consideration in fact, valuable or otherwise, and so is held by the defendants for the benefit of the intestate, and subject to an implied or resulting trust; and second, that the conveyance was not only without consideration in fact, but was made in fraud of the…
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Bill in Chancery. This suit was brought to recover certain real estate which the orator’s intestate conveyed to the defendants in 1841. The bill proceeded on the theory, first, that said conveyance was without consideration in fact, valuable or otherwise, and so is held by the defendants for the benefit of the intestate, and subject to an implied or resulting trust; and second, that the conveyance was not only without consideration in fact, but was made in fraud of the creditors of the intestate; that there was actual fraudulent intent, and so the conveyance is void under the statute relating…
1Opinion of the Court
This doctrine was recognized by
Savage, C. J.,
in Wadsworth v. Havens, 3 Wend., 412.
That a fraudulent intent, in making a conveyance without valuable consideration, vitiates such conveyance as to subsequent as well as to prior creditors, is shown to be the idea entertained by the most eminent American judges, in Sexton v. Wheaton, 8 Wheat. Rep., 229, opinion by Marshall, C. J. ; in Salmon v. Bennett, 1 Conn. Rep., opinion by Swift, C. J.; in Benton v. Jones, 8 Conn. Rep., 186, opinion by Hosmer, C. J.; Howe v. Ward, 4 Greenl., 195, opinion by Mellen, C. J. See also Damon v. Bryant, 2 Pick.,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Sexton v. WheatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1823
- Burr v. VeederNew York Supreme Court · 1829
- Carpenter v. McClureSupreme Court of Vermont · 1866
- Benton v. JonesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1830
- Administrator of Martin v. MartinSupreme Court of Vermont · 1828
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