Legal Opinion

Hagerman v. Buchanan

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided March 15, 1889PublishedCited by 1 opinion

On appeal from a decree advised by Wm. S. Gummere, Esq., advisory master, who filed the following conclusions: The complainants are judgment creditors of the defendant, John H. Hagerman, and have exhibited their bill to set aside two conveyances made for the purpose of transferring the title to certain lands at Asbury Park from said Hagerman to his wife, the defendant, Sarah Hagerman.

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On appeal from a decree advised by Wm. S. Gummere, Esq., advisory master, who filed the following conclusions: The complainants are judgment creditors of the defendant, John H. Hagerman, and have exhibited their bill to set aside two conveyances made for the purpose of transferring the title to certain lands at Asbury Park from said Hagerman to his wife, the defendant, Sarah Hagerman. The ground upon which the complainants base their right to the relief sought is, that the conveyances were made without consideration and in fraud of ■creditors. The bill, however, shows that the conveyances…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Reed, J.

The complainants below furnished lumber to J. H. Hagerman & Son between the dates of July 24th, 1886, and November 29th, 1886. On March 4th, 1887, a judgment was recovered in the supreme court for the sum of $958.53, the price of said lum*296ber. Under a fi.fa. issued thereon, a certain house and lot in Asbury Park was levied upon. The title to this property stood in the name of Sarah Hagerman, the wife of the defendant, John H. Hagerman. It was conveyed to her by her husband, through an intermediate person, on July 17th, 1883. The bill in this…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Reade v. LivingstonNew York Court of Chancery · 1818
  2. Ridgeway v. UnderwoodU.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Jersey · 1821

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. National Security Bank v. BlumbergNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1924

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