Tevis v. Hicks
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the Sixth Judicial District, County of Sacramento. This was an action brought in October, 1867, to set aside an alleged fraudulent conveyance of twelve hundred and eighty sheep from William Hicks to H. C. Swain, and of some horses, cattle, and hogs to D. O. Mills & Go., and to set aside as' fraudulent and void a discharge in insolvency granted by the County Court of Sacramento County to William Hicks, in.'May, 1867. The complaint alleged…
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Appeal from the District Court of the Sixth Judicial District, County of Sacramento. This was an action brought in October, 1867, to set aside an alleged fraudulent conveyance of twelve hundred and eighty sheep from William Hicks to H. C. Swain, and of some horses, cattle, and hogs to D. O. Mills & Go., and to set aside as' fraudulent and void a discharge in insolvency granted by the County Court of Sacramento County to William Hicks, in.'May, 1867. The complaint alleged that the sheep, which were claimed by Swain, a stepson of Hicks, as a gift from Hicks, were conveyed by Hicks when he was…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Rhodes, C. J.:
I see no valid objection to the question asked of Bandeen, as to what passed between him and Spaulding, in respect to the sale and conveyance of the land, about which the witness was testifying. The complaint charged that Hicks bargained for the land, paid the purchase money, and caused it to be conveyed to his wife by a deed of gift. It was shown that the land was conveyed by a deed of gift to Mrs. Hicks; that the purchase was negotiated by Spaulding, at his office, and that Hicks was present a portion of the time pending the negotiation. The answer to the…
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