Hosanna v. Odishoo

193 N.E. 599, 208 Ind. 132, 1935 Ind. LEXIS 159
Indiana Supreme Court·Decided January 8, 1935·No. No. 26,508.·Published·Cited by 6 cases

Opinions

Fansler, C. J.

—Appellee was plaintiff below. His complaint is in three paragraphs.

The first paragraph alleges that he recovered a judgment in the sum of $542.25 and costs against the defendant, Baba Hosanna, on the 18th day of May, 1925, at which time appellee and Baba Hosanna each owned an equitable undivided one-half of a certain tract of land, the legal title to which was in Alma Hosanna, the wife of Baba Hosanna, as trustee; that with the purpose and intent to hinder, delay, and defraud his creditors, including appellee, Baba Hosanna, procured his wife to join with him and conveyed his undivided one-half of the property to the defendant, Samuel Tamraz, a brother of Alma Hosanna; that there was no actual consideration for the conveyance, and that at the time Tamraz knew of the existence of the indebtedness to appellee, and knew that the purpose of the conveyance was to defraud the creditors of Baba Hosanna, including appellee. The prayer is for judgment setting aside the deed and subjecting the property to the payment of appellee’s judgment.

*134 The second paragraph alleges ownership of the land, as tenants in common, by appellee and Baba Hosanna. The other appellants are made parties to answer as to their interest, if any. There is a prayer for partition and sale of the property, which it is alleged cannot be divided without injury.

In the third paragraph, which was filed after a cross-complaint by appellants, Baba Hosanna and Samuel Tamraz, it is alleged that appellee recovered a judgment against Baba Hosanna, which is the same judgment described in the first paragraph of complaint; that, upon execution on said judgment and sale by the sheriff, appellee purchased the interest of Baba Hosanna in the common property and procured a sheriff’s deed thereto, and that, believing himself to be the sole owner, he went into possession of the property and made repairs and improvements thereon to the value of $800.00; that he paid taxes and interest on a mortgage aggregating $200.00 over and above the rents and profits collected. The prayer is for an accounting in respect to collections and expenditures involved in the ownership of the property.

Appellants answered in general denial and six affirmative paragraphs, one of which alleges payment of the judgment described in appellee’s first paragraph of complaint, and the remainder of which we need not notice.

Baba Hosanna and Samuel Tamraz filed three paragraphs of cross-complaint. The first is for partition and sale of the property, and seeking a lien on appellee’s share of the proceeds. The second paragraph seeks to enjoin appellee from attempting to enforce the judgment referred to in the first paragraph of complaint, and, so far as appellant Tamraz is concerned, puts in issue the question of whether the judgment is a lien on Tamraz’s share of the land. The third paragraph seeks *135 an accounting in reference to certain matters involved in the ownership of the land.

The issues were closed by replies in general denial to each paragraph of answer and to the cross-complaint.

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