18 Wis. 333 | Wis. | 1864
By the Court,
Though void at law, an absolute conveyance of real or personal property from the husband directly to his wife is good in equity, and sufficient, so far as the form is concerned, to divest the husband of such property, and to vest the same in the wife, as against all persons save the creditors of the husband, especially when the transfer is fairly made upon a meritorious or valuable consideration. Wallingsford v Allen, 10 Peters, 583; Deming v. Williams, 26 Conn. 220; Slanning v. Style, 3 P. Wms., 334; Lucas v. Lucas, 1 Atk.,
In this case it appears from the petition of Mrs. Bicknell, verified by her oath, and which comes up to us undisputed, that the mortgaged premises were purchased by her former husband, Silas Sears, “ in his own name, out of and with the funds, money and property received by her from her father, and which remained and was till such purchase her property, and that said Silas Sears held said property in trust for her during his lifetime, after the purchase thereof, until just previous to his death,” when he conveyed the same to her by deed, the effect of which is the point chiefly controverted on this appeal. This is a proceeding in equity to determine the claims of the contending parties for the surplus moneys arising from
The order must therefore be affirmed, with costs to be taxed against the appellants and in favor of the defendant Lloyd.-