Legal Opinion

Swern v. Liggett

District Court, E.D. Illinois

Decided August 11, 1931No. 260-DPublished

1Opinion of the Court

LINDLEY, District Judge.

Plaintiff, as trustee in bankruptcy of J. R. Liggett, bankrupt, seeks to have set aside a mortgage upon farm land, securing $3,000, executed and delivered to the latter’s daughter, defendant, Edna Mae Liggett, four months and fifteen days prior to the bankrupt’s adjudication in bankruptcy, upon his voluntary petition, on the ground that said *822transfer was made with intent to defraud, delay, or hinder the bankrupt’s creditors. Plaintiff also seeks to avoid an. asserted transfer of personal property to the same daughter, three days after the recording of the mortgage and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Clark v. HarperIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
  2. Ketchum v. WatsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1860
  3. Schuberth v. SchilloIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
  4. Main v. HallCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1930
  5. Prosser v. ChapmanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1924

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