Legal Opinion

Taylor v. Atwood

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided January 15, 1880PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Bill in Equity, brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County. The petitioner was trustee of the. assigned estate of William M. Kellogg, an insolvent debtor, and sought relief against a conveyance of the real estate of the debtor claimed to have been fraudulently obtained of him by the respondent Atwood. Facts found and a decree rendered in favor of the petitioner, ( Carpenter, J.) Motion in error by the respondent Atwood. The case is fully stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Hovey, J.*

This case comes here upon a motion in error to obtain the reversal of a decree of the Superior Court founded, mainly, upon the following facts:—One William M. Kellogg, being the owner of certain real and personal property in the town of Rocky Hill, and being indebted in a considerable sum to several parties, two of whom had sued him for the recovery of their claims, applied to the defendant Atwood, another creditor, for assistance, requesting him to pay his debts, take a deed of his real estate as security, and give him five years in which to redeem the property. Atwood gave no *500defin…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Boyd v. DunlapNew York Court of Chancery · 1815
  2. Dunn v. ChamberNew York Supreme Court · 1848
  3. Palmer v. ThayerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1859
  4. Shipman v. Ætna InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1860
  5. Gaylor v. HardingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1871

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Lieberum v. NussenbaumSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1920
  2. First Nat. Bank of Anadarko v. OrmeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
  3. Universal Road MacHinery Co. v. SkinnerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1927

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