Busick

Busick v. Mandeville

Good Law
1947 Cal. App. LEXIS 1402·80 Cal. App. 2d 853·183 P.2d 362
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJuly 15, 1947Civ. 7333California1,055 words

Opinion

Opinion

Peek, J.

This is an action by the plaintiff trustee in bankruptcy to set aside two conveyances of the same parcel of real property, the first by defendants Fred and Velma Mandeville, husband and wife, to defendant Tony Rava, and the second, alleged to be a part of the same transaction, from Tony and Birdie Rava, husband and wife, to the defendant and appellant Lloyd on the grounds that both transfers were without consideration and made with the intent to hinder, delay and defraud the creditors of the Mandevilles. From the judgment in favor of the plaintiff on all the material issues the defendant Lloyd has appealed.

The evidence introduced at the trial established the following facts as found by the court. The transfer of the property from the Mandevilles to Tony Rava was without actual intent to defraud creditors although it rendered the Mandevilles insolvent and was made without consideration. Rava, who received the property merely as trustee for the benefit of the defendant Lloyd then, together with his wife, transferred it without consideration to the said Lloyd pursuant to an agreement with the Mandevilles. Prior to these transfers the defendant Lloyd had advanced to the Mandevilles…

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