Lyon v. Zimmer

The bill in this case is brought to set aside a preference given by Christian Zimmer, the defendant, to his wife, Rosina Zimmer, also a defendant, as set forth in the deed of assignment executed by the husband on the ninth day of April, 1886, and duly recorded. The bill charges, among other things, fraud in the execution of the deed; that the purpose was to hinder, delay, and defraud creditors; and that the amount of the pretended debt secured to the wife is unreal and fraudu--lent.

The leading facts of the case are as follows:

Christian Zimmer was a grocer in the city of Richmond. He had…