Legal Opinion

Bragg v. Patterson

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided December 15, 1887PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Appeal from the Chancery Court of Wilcox. Heard before the Hon. Thos. W. ColeMAN. The bill in this case was filed on the 2d July, 1887, by Thomas H. Patterson, against Thomas Bragg, Willis N. Bragg, Bobert J. Carson, John C. Pritchett, and J. N. Miller as guardian of James Dear, a minor; and sought to set aside, as fraudulent, a conveyance executed by said Thomas Bragg to Willis N. Bragg and Carson, and to subject the property conveyed to the satisfaction of two judgments,…

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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Wilcox. Heard before the Hon. Thos. W. ColeMAN. The bill in this case was filed on the 2d July, 1887, by Thomas H. Patterson, against Thomas Bragg, Willis N. Bragg, Bobert J. Carson, John C. Pritchett, and J. N. Miller as guardian of James Dear, a minor; and sought to set aside, as fraudulent, a conveyance executed by said Thomas Bragg to Willis N. Bragg and Carson, and to subject the property conveyed to the satisfaction of two judgments, wbieb bad been recovered against tbe complainant and said Thomas Bragg, by said Pritchett and Miller, and which the…

1Opinion of the CourtClopton, J.

The appeal is taken from a decree overruling a demurrer to the bill, which is filed by appellee as a creditor, and seeks to have annulled and set aside as fraudulent a conveyance made in 1887 by Thomas Bragg to Robert J. Carson and Willis N. Bragg, and to condemn the property conveyed to the payment of complainant’s demands, which accrued by his payment of several notes on which he was liable as surety for the grantor. Errors are assigned only by the appellant, Willis N. Bragg. Complainant bases his claim as creditor on the following allegations: In April, 1885, Thomas Bragg borrowed Horn J.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Keel v. LarkinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1882
  2. Owen v. McGeheeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1878
  3. Schuessler v. DudleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1886

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Home Insurance Company v. Stuart-McCorkle, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1973
  2. Yeend v. WeeksSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
  3. Washington v. NorwoodSupreme Court of Alabama · 1900
  4. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Centropolis Bank of Kansas City, Mo.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1927
  5. Smith v. PittsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910

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