92 Ala. 455 | Ala. | 1890
1. Conveyances, such as are attacked by the bill in this case, when made with intent to hinder, delay or defraud creditors, purchasers, or other persons of their lawful suits, &c., are by the statute declared to be void — Code of 1886, § 1735; and a creditor without a lien may file his bill in chancery to subject to the payment of his debt property which has been fraudulently conveyed. — Id. § 3544. The latter statute is intended to enlarge the former remedies in equity, 'and it should be liberally construed..—Todd v. Heal, 49 Ala. 275. We think that the evident purpose of this statute is to
2. The bill alleges that the debt was due to the firm of Daniel & Smith, a partnership composed of Joseph Daniel and complainant; that the judgment was rendered in favor of the-partnership; that the partnership has been dissolved; that said Daniel has transferred all his right, title and interest in and to the said claim to complainant, and that said judgment is now the property of complainant. To entitle the complainant to proceed in equity it was not necessary for the bill to-aver that the assignment was made in writing. A parol assignment was sufficient to entitle the complainant to file his bill in his own name.—Moorer v. Moorer, 87 Ala. 545; Brahan. v. Ragland, 3 Stewart, 247; Steele v. Thompson, 62 Ala. 323; O'Connor v. McHugh, 89 Ala. 531; 6 Amer. & Eng. Encyc. of Law, 656-657.
3. As the bill alleges that the judgment is the property of the complainant and the only interest therein besides his own lias been transferred to him, it was not necessary to make the partnership of Daniel & Smith, or Joseph Daniel, parties to the suit. The bill showed that they were without interest in the claim. If the transfer or ownership of the judgment is doubted or denied, this question may be raised by piea, or in the answer.—6 Amer. & Eng. Encyc. of Law, 752; 3 Brick. Dig. 368; Broughton v. Mitchell, 64 Ala. 210.
4. The bill being maintainable under section 3544 of the-Code, it was unnecessary to allege that there had been an
Affirmed.