McCutchen v. Pigue’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “The deed from [the transferor] to [the transferee] is absolute — it conveys all of [the transferor’s] interest. There is no reservation of any interest. Though the deed may be fraudulent as against his creditors, it is good as between him and [the transferee]. He, therefore, in no event, can have any interest in the land, or its proceeds. Neither his administrator nor his heirs were necessary parties. The legal title was in [the transferee] at his death — this descended to his only child, who is regularly before the Court. The administrator of [the transferee] could have no interest in the land, and he was not, therefore, a necessary party....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Still v. Hopkins (In re Hopkins)