PARISH ET AL. v. MURPHREE ET AL.


54 U.S. 92 (____)

13 How. 92

HENRY PARISH, DANIEL PARISH, LEROY M. WILEY, JOHN R. MARSHALL, THOMAS P. NORRIS, AND THOMAS PARISH, MERCHANTS AND PARTNERS TRADING UNDER THE FIRM AND STYLE OF PARISH & CO., APPELLANTS, v. CALEB MURPHREE, ADMINISTRATOR OF GEORGE GOFFE, DECEASED; LOUISA C. GOFFE, THOMAS WILLIAMS, JR., JOHN H. HENDERSON, TRUSTEE, &C., MARTHA LUCY, ADDISON BOYKIN AND WIFE, ELIZABETH G. GOFFE, CALVIN NORRIS, AND DAVID STRODER.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued by Mr. Volney E. Howard, for the appellants, for whom also a printed brief was filed by Mr. J.A. Campbell, and submitted by Mr. Wilcox, for the defendants, on a printed brief.


Mr. Justice McLEAN delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal in chancery, from the District Court of Northern Alabama.

The bill was filed to set aside a deed of settlement, made by George Goffe, dated the 12th September, 1837, on his wife and four daughters, on the ground, that it was made in fraud of creditors.

At the date above stated, Goffe and wife, by deed of general warranty, conveyed to Thomas...

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