McCord v. Knowlton
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Sherburne county by Evan B. McCord against Robert J. Knowlton, Elizabeth A. Knowlton, Georgianna B. Orrock and James Orrock, personally and as administrator of the estate of George W. Knowlton, deceased, to set aside as fraudulent as against creditors a conveyance and transfer executed by the said George W. Knowlton and Elizabeth, his wife, to said Robert J. Knowlton and Georgianna B. Orrock (formerly Knowlton). The case was tried before…
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Action in the district court for Sherburne county by Evan B. McCord against Robert J. Knowlton, Elizabeth A. Knowlton, Georgianna B. Orrock and James Orrock, personally and as administrator of the estate of George W. Knowlton, deceased, to set aside as fraudulent as against creditors a conveyance and transfer executed by the said George W. Knowlton and Elizabeth, his wife, to said Robert J. Knowlton and Georgianna B. Orrock (formerly Knowlton). The case was tried before Searle, J., who found in favor of defendants, and from a judgment entered pursuant to the findings, plaintiff appealed.…
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
The plaintiff, as a creditor of the grantor, brings this action to set aside a transfer of 120 acres of land and certain personal property by George W. Knowlton to his son and daughter, defendants Robert J. Knowlton and Georgianna B. Orrock, upon the ground that there was no consideration, the same being voluntary conveyances, and void as to creditors. The court below ordered judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals, assigning as error that the evidence does not support the findings as to consideration of the transfers, and that the findings of fact do not support the judgment.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Wetherill v. CanneySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- Walsh v. ByrnesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
- Barber v. BowenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
3Cited by14 opinions
- Lind v. O. N. Johnson Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1938
- Thysell v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
- First National Bank v. TowleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
- Knight v. MartinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- Brown v. StromSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
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