The plaintiff in this bill in equity alleges that he is a creditor of Fanny Dean, holding a promissory note against her; that he has commenced a suit against her on the note, and that she has been defaulted, but no judgment has yet been rendered; that she conveyed certain real estate to the defendant Robinson with a view to defraud her creditors, and has taken his note for the same, he being a participator in the fraud; and that Robinson has sold a part of the land, and sold wood and timber from other parts thereof, and received the proceeds. The
cited Brinkerhoff v. Brown, 4 Johns. Ch. 671; Williams v. Brown, Ib. 682; McDermutt v. Strong, Ib. 687 ; Gordon v. Lowell, 21 Maine, 251; Tappan v. Evans, 11 N. H. 325 ; Colman v. Croker, 1 Ves. Jr. 161; Rice v. Stone, 1 Allen, 566; Buck v. Burlingame, 13 Gray, 307; Silloway v. Columbia Ins. Co. 8 Gray, 199.
cited Boston Water Power Co. v. Boston & Worcester Railroad, 16 Pick. 512; Dodd v. Cook, 11 Gray, 495; Bean v. Smith, 2 Mason, 252; Varick v. Smith, 5 Paige, 137; Bradley v. Bosley, 1 Barb. Ch. 151; Manners v. Rowley, 10 Sim. 470; Copis v. Middleton, 2 Madd. 410.
If a bill of this character can be maintained, it must be as a creditor’s bill, under the Gen. Sts. c. 113, § 2. But such a bill lies only when there is property which cannot be come at to be attached or taken on execution in a suit at law against the debtor. This bill does not state such a case. On the contrary, the plaintiff might have attached the land now remaining in the hands of Robinson, and, for aught that appears, it might have been sufficient to secure the debt. He might in such case have obtained an injunction to prevent waste — and a conveyance would not have been valid against him. He cannot entitle himself to a bill in equity by omitting to make an attachment. Nor is he entitled to an account from Robinson, or an injunction against Fanny Dean, when by his own showing it appears that he might have secured himself by attachment, and it does not appear that he may not find property to levy his execution upon when he shall have obtained judgment.
Demurrer sustained. Bill dismissed, with costs.
