Edrington v. Jefferson
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL • FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Waite
In the view we take of this case, it is only necessary to consider the following facts:
James H. Edrington and J. T. Jefferson were partners in business at Memphis, Tennessee. Upon the dissolution of the firm, on or about the 19th of March, 1874, Edrington and his wife, who is the appellant in this case, conveyed certain lands in Arkansas, known as the Whitmore and Fain plantations, to John W. Jefferson, a brother of J. T. Jefferson, in trust to secure the payment of fourteen notes, amounting in the aggregate to $28,754.21, executed by James H. Edrington to the trustee for the benefit of some…
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