Anderson v. Roberts
New York Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Court of Chancery. The bill stated, that Robert Roberts, being a creditor of William Griffith, with a view to secure some part of his debt, on the 22d March, 1810, purchased a bond and mortgage executed by Griffith to Aaron Lyon; the mortgage being on part of a lot of ground in the village of Newburgh, and was registered on the 29th of May, 1806. Roberts having . ° paid L* the consideration of 214 dollars and 25 cents, and received an assignment of the bond…
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APPEAL from the Court of Chancery. The bill stated, that Robert Roberts, being a creditor of William Griffith, with a view to secure some part of his debt, on the 22d March, 1810, purchased a bond and mortgage executed by Griffith to Aaron Lyon; the mortgage being on part of a lot of ground in the village of Newburgh, and was registered on the 29th of May, 1806. Roberts having . ° paid L* the consideration of 214 dollars and 25 cents, and received an assignment of the bond and mortgage, took possession of the mortgaged premises, together with the residue of the lot, and the house thereon, and…
1Opinion of the CourtPlatt, J.
(After stating the evidence.) From this evidence it appears, that Benjamin S. Anderson has a regular title under the judgment of Clason against Sarah Johnson; the deeds to her being prior to the judgment of Taylor against Griffith, under which the respondents claim. But it is insisted, on the part of the respondents, that the conveyances from Griffith to Mrs. Johnson, were made to defraud the creditors of Griffith, and are, therefore, void as against the respondents. The evidence is abundantly sufficient to prove, that the two deeds from Griffith to Sarah Johnson, were made to defraud his…
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