Virden v. Dwyer
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the chancery court, first district, of Hinds county. Hon. Henry C. Conn, Chancellor. Dwyer, appellee, was complainant in the court below; Mrs. Virden and her husband, appellants, were defendants there. From a decree of the chancery court in complainant’s favor the defendants appealed to the supreme court. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
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From the chancery court, first district, of Hinds county. Hon. Henry C. Conn, Chancellor. Dwyer, appellee, was complainant in the court below; Mrs. Virden and her husband, appellants, were defendants there. From a decree of the chancery court in complainant’s favor the defendants appealed to the supreme court. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. The conveyance recites a valuable consideration, and such recital is prima facie evidence of the fact and stands conclusive until it be shown otherwise by competent and satisfactory evidence. Leach v. Shelby, 58 Miss., 686; Baum v. Lynn,…
1Opinion of the CourtCalhoon, J.
In the case of Virden v. Murphy, ante 515, 20 So. Rep., 851, decided November 12, 1900, we reversed the court below on a record involving the identical facts with that before us now, but solely because there the contract on which the proceedings were based, was for advances to be paid from the profits of a gambling concern of the class called in ordinary parlance bucket-shops. The present case is not in that category, and must be determined by ascertaining whether the facts show a fraudulent conveyance. Both cases are suits in attachment in chancery against Ellen E. Virden and Geo. S. Virden,…
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- Leach v. ShelbyMississippi Supreme Court · 1881
- Kaufman v. WhitneyMississippi Supreme Court · 1874
- Saffold v. HorneMississippi Supreme Court · 1894
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