Marshall v. Roll’s Empirical Analysis

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1. ““It was alleged, however, that, inasmuch as the conveyance was made and recorded before the indebtedness to Meyer and Lang, it was not fraudulent as to them. It does not appear that they had knowledge of the conveyance, and the record was not constructive notice to them. Had they been purchasers or mortgagees the case might have been different. Meyer and Lang were mere creditors, and were not obliged to search the records every time they sold a bill of goods. The jury having found that the conveyance was made with the intent to hinder and delay subsequent creditors, there is nothing left for us to discuss.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Davis v. Cassels