Stephenson v. Cook
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Crawford District Court. The plaintiff is a judgment creditor of the defendant, Samuel Cook, and as such he brings this action in equity against him and his wife, Sarah Cook, to set aside a deed of certain real estate, and a bill of sale of certain personal property, alleged’ to have been executed to her by her husband without consideration, and for the purpose of defrauding his creditors. There was a decree for the plaintiff, and the defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
The plaintiff’s counsel discuss, in very forcible language, the bad conduct of the defendant, Samuel Cook, in incurring the indebtedness for which the judgment was rendered. They characterize it as an effort to steal, etc. We might properly enough concede all that the plaintiff’s counsel claim in this respect, but such concession would be of no especial advantage to the plaintiff, in the absence of evidence tending to sustain the allegations of his petition. The deed and bill of sale, which the plaintiff seeks to set aside, purport to have been made for a valuable consideration, and they must…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Richards v. BurdenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1871
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