¶1The notes in suit, having been made in consideration of an agreement which was in fraud of the defendant’s other creditors, were void as between the parties. Ramsdell v. Edgarton, 8 Met. 227. Howe v. Litchfield, 3 Allen, 443. Sternburg v. Bowman, 103 Mass. 325. Exceptions overruled.
121 Mass. 561
Fay v. Fay
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 18, 1877
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · decided 1877-01-18
Contract on two promissory notes, by the payee against the maker. Answer, want of consideration.
Relies on Sternburg v. Bowman
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Decided 1877-01-18
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