Lander v. Beers
Lander v. Beers
Opinion of the Court
The evidence upon which the Court below rendered judgment for the defendants, and denied the motion of the plaintiff for a new trial, is substantially found in depositions, and, therefore, open to re-examination here upon the issues of fact involved. (Wilson v. Cross, 33 Cal. 60.)
A careful consideration of the evidence has satisfied us that in point of fact the defendant John B. Beers was the true and equitable owner of the several lots of lands described in the complaint, and that the claim of the defendant, Mary, thereto is merely colorable. The circumstances attending the acquisition of the property, the relationship between the defendants, and their habit of dealing with the property and with each other, all point directly to this conclusion.
The defendant, Mary, had no means of paying for the property, except with moneys derived directly or indirectly from her father, the other defendant in this case. The
Judgment and order denying a new trial reversed, and cause remanded for a new trial. Remittitur forthwith.
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- P. C. LANDER v. JOHN B. BEERS and MARY E. BEERS
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- Bum when Testimony consists of Depositions.—When the testimony in the Court below is in the form of depositions, the Supreme Court, on appeal, will re-examine it, and is not bound by the rule, which forbids disturbing a judgment where there is a conflict in the evidence. Feaudulent Sale of Pbopebty.—When a father, for the purpose of defrauding his creditors, purchases property and causes the same to be conveyed to a daughter, a Court of equity will, at the suit of a judgment creditor, declare the deed fraudulent and void.