Case Name: Orrin W. Miller, Administrator, v. John A. Beadle et al.
Court: Michigan Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 1887-04-28
Citations: 65 Mich. 643
Docket Number: 
Parties: Orrin W. Miller, Administrator, v. John A. Beadle et al.
Judges: The other Justices concurred.
Reporter: Michigan Reports
Volume: 65
Pages: 643–643

Head Matter:
Orrin W. Miller, Administrator, v. John A. Beadle et al.
Fraudulent conveyances — Evidence.
"Where, in a suit to reach securities alleged to have been transferred in fraud of creditors, the testimony of both defendants show that it was made for a valuable consideration, and this is not contradicted, fraud will not be inferred from suspicious circumstances surrounding the transaction.
Appeal from Clinton. (Smith, J.)
Argued April 12, 1887.
Decided April 28, 1887.
Judgment creditor’s bill.
Decree dismissing bill affirmed.
The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
Spaulding & Barker, for complainant.
E. & E. E. Walbridge, for defendants John A. and Sarah J. Beadle.

Opinion:
Campbell, C. J.
Complainant filed a judgment creditor's bill on an execution, returned unsatisfied, against John A. Beadle, to reach securities transferred to Mrs. Beadle, as so transferred in fraud of creditors.
The case is purely one of fact. The court below found the transfer was not fraudulent. The testimony of both defendants shows it was made for a valuable consideration, and this is not contradicted. We are asked to infer fraud from some suspicious circumstances in spite of the testimony to the contrary. Upon a review of all the facts, we do not think the fraud made out.
The decree must be affirmed.
The other Justices concurred.