Legal Opinion

Stevens v. Meyers

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided June 27, 1905PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Grand Forks county; Fisk, J. Action by Rena Stevens against Charles A. Meyers. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Voluntary conveyances by insolvents are fraudulent and void although consummated without fraudulent intent. Stickney v. Borman, 2 Pa. St. 69; Kimel v. M’Right, 2 Pia. St. 38; Thompson v. Crane, 73 Fed. 327; Wooten v. Steele, 109 Ala. 563, 55 Am.

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Appeal from District Court, Grand Forks county; Fisk, J. Action by Rena Stevens against Charles A. Meyers. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Voluntary conveyances by insolvents are fraudulent and void although consummated without fraudulent intent. Stickney v. Borman, 2 Pa. St. 69; Kimel v. M’Right, 2 Pia. St. 38; Thompson v. Crane, 73 Fed. 327; Wooten v. Steele, 109 Ala. 563, 55 Am. St. Rep. 947; Goodman v. Wineland, 61 Md. 449; Marks v. Bradley, 69 Miss. 1; Potter v. McDowell, 31 Mo. 62; Fellows v. Smith, 40 Mich. 689; Farmers Bank v. Price, 41 Mo. 291; 14 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law,.…

1Opinion of the CourtYoung, J.

The plaintiff brought this action to quiet title to an undivided one-fourth interest in 480 acres of land situated in Grand Forks county, which was conveyed to her by her husband, Richard Stevens, on- January 30, 1902. The adverse interest of the defendant arose through the levy of a warrant of attachment upon the land on April 13, 1903, in an action against plaintiff’s husband to recover damages for a slander alleged to have -been published by him 'concerning the defendant on January 26,1902. The defendant alleges that the conveyance to the plaintiff, which was made after the utterance of…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Bull v. BrayCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
  2. Hyde v. ChapmanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1873
  3. Barkow v. SangerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1879
  4. Nichols & Shepard Co. v. StanglerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1897
  5. Ricks v. BergsvendsenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1899

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Rozan v. RozanNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1964
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  3. Merchants Nat. Bank v. ArmstrongNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1926
  4. McKillip v. Farmers' State Bank of Des LacsNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1915
  5. Bank of Sanborn v. FranceNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1920

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