Mansour v. Caulfield
Mansour v. Caulfield
Opinion of the Court
Replevin. Statement. On October 7,1907, a judgment was obtained in the justice court by the Iowa State Bank against H. Mansour, and upon execution issuing thereon certain property alleged to be that of the defendant was seized by the constable. This property at the time of the seizure was claimed by the plaintiff , herein, the mother of the said H. Mansour. Afterwards the plaintiff brought this suit against the defendant, the said constable, to recover said property. Upon the hearing of the case judgment was rendered for the plaintiff from which the defendant appealed. There is not much conflict in the testimony. The Mansours were natives of Syria,
The plaintiff testified that she furnished the money to buy the property and that her son had no interest in it whatever — that he was only the manager for her. The son testified that he bought an interest in the property several years before the trial, but that he was not the owner, but that he ‘ ‘ just managed the business for his mother.” There is nothing in the evidence that tends to contradict the statements of the mother and son that the mother furnished the money to buy the property and that the son had no interest in it whatever, but that he conducted the business in the way as shown by the testimony because of his ignorance of business methods. There is nothing to show that his conduct or that of plaintiff was for the purpose of deceiving or defrauding creditors. A bill of sale of the property to plaintiff was given in evidence over the objection of defendant.
The appellant relies upon the section of the statute; providing that no sale of chattels where possession is delivered to the vendee, shall be subject to any conditions whatever as against creditors of the vendee, or subsequent purchasers in good faith, unless such conditions shall be evidenced in writing and recorded, to defeat plaintiff’s action; and the decisions of the appellate courts construing the same. It is only neces
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