Legal Opinion

Hollis v. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 6, 1921No. 11789PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Levy and claim; from city court of Sparta- — -Judge Johnson presiding. July 10, 1920.

1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.

1. A sale made in the face of a pending suit against the vendor is not fraudulent as a matter of law, but the pendency of a suit against an indebted vendor at the time of the sale may be evidence of fraud and may be considered by the jury as a circumstance in determining whether the sale was fraudulent and made for the purpose of delaying or hindering a creditor. Va.-Carolina Chemical Co. v. Hollis, 23 Ga. App. 634 (99 S. E. 154). Where such a pending suit did not seek to establish an equity or claim (Civil Code of 1910, § 4533) in the property sold, but sought to establish only a general…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. v. HollisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Burkhalter v. Glennville BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
  2. Burkhalter v. Glennville BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937

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