Brooks v. Powers

15 Mass. 244

• Court: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
• Decided: September 15, 1818
• Status: Published

Opinion

By the Court.

It has been contended, in this case, that the possession of the vendor of personal chattels, after the sale, is conclusive evidence, in favor of creditors, that the sale was fraudulent, or rather that it is itself a fraud. But we are all of opinion that, although it is generally evidence of the strongest kind, it is net conclusive. The vendee may, notwithstanding, upon proof that the sale was boná fide and for a valuable consideration, and that the possession of the vendor, after such sale, was in pursuance of some agreement not inconsistent with honesty in the * transaction, hold under his purchase against creditors; and so it has been often decided in this Court as well 38 in England,

(a)

Judgment on the verdict..

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