Clough v. Thompson
Supreme Court of Virginia
*By deed bearing date the 7th day of November 1842, John C. Dickinson and Martha A. H. his wife, reciting that Dickinson was indebted to George N. Clough in the sum of 10,175 dollars 25 cents, by single bill of that date, payable on demand, which he was desirous to secure, conveyed to William T. Dickinson, Burwell B. Dickinson, and Beorí ard J. Clough, a tract of land in the county of Hanover, a tract lying partly in Caroline and partly in Spotsylvania, a moiety of a tract…
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*By deed bearing date the 7th day of November 1842, John C. Dickinson and Martha A. H. his wife, reciting that Dickinson was indebted to George N. Clough in the sum of 10,175 dollars 25 cents, by single bill of that date, payable on demand, which he was desirous to secure, conveyed to William T. Dickinson, Burwell B. Dickinson, and Beorí ard J. Clough, a tract of land in the county of Hanover, a tract lying partly in Caroline and partly in Spotsylvania, a moiety of a tract in the county of Caroline, a number of slaves by name, with their future increase; horses, mules, cattle, sheep, hogs,…
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
The Court is of opinion, that the deed of trust executed by John C. Dickinson and Martha his wife, on the 7th day of November 1842, to William T. Dickinson, Bnrwell B. Dickinson and Leonard J. Clough, for the benefit of George N. Clough, was made with intent to defraud the creditors of said John C. Dickinson, and as against such creditors is fraudulent and void; but ihat the same was good as between the parties thereto; and therefore, the decree of the Circuit court was erroneous in wholly setting aside and vacating the said deed. The Court is further of opinion, that under the act of…
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