Gay, Hardie & Co. v. Strickland
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Dale. Heard before the Hon. Jebe N. Williams. The amended bill in this cause was filed on October '15, 1894, by Cay, Hardie & Co. against Eliza A. Strickland and others.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Dale. Heard before the Hon. Jebe N. Williams. The amended bill in this cause was filed on October '15, 1894, by Cay, Hardie & Co. against Eliza A. Strickland and others. The bill averred that D. D. Stride-' land, being largely indebted to various parties, including the complainants, to each of whom it is averred he owed large amounts, named in the bill, did, on Or about the 2d day of October, 1893, sell and transfer his entire stock of goods, wares, and merchandise, and other property therein mentioned to Eliza A. Strickland, his wife, for a consideration,…
1Opinion of the CourtBrickell, C. J.
The case was before the court at a former term. — Strickland v. Gay, 104 Ala. 375. Since, the bill has been amended, curing the insufficiencies then pointed out, and by the addition of allegations of facts which impart to it equity, according to the opinion then rendered.
The statute, (Code of 1886, § 1737), as amended by the act approved February 21, 1893, reads: “Every general assignment, or a conveyance by a debtor of substantially all of his property in payment of a prior debt, by which a preference or priority of payment is given to one or more creditors, over the remaining creditors of…
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