Florence v. DeBeaumont

Citations

• 101 Wash. 356
• 172 P. 340
• 4 A.L.R. 1565
• 1918 Wash. LEXIS 836

Syllabus

<p>Fraudulent Conveyances—Bona Fide Mortgage From Fraudulent Vendee—-Knowledge of Fraud—Imputed Knowledge—Agency of Attorney. One who, in good faith, loaned money upon the security of a chattel mortgage upon personal property, conveyed toy DeB. to D. in fraud of DeB.’s creditors, is not to toe imputed with the scrivener’s knowledge of DeB.’s and D.’s fraudulent intentions, where it appears that the scrivener’s agency for him was limited to advice as to the value of the property, and in drawing the chattel mortgage he was acting as attorney for and was paid toy DeB. and D.; and especially where the scrivener in concealing the fraudulent conveyance, colluded with DeB. and D. and thereby practically destroyed any relation of agency for the lender.</p>