Williams v. Cohen
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore city, as a Court of Equity: The object of the bill in this case was to set aside a deed or release of a bond of conveyance made, as is alleged, in contemplation of insolvency, by Pollack to Cohen, on the 26th of December, 1850. It states the purchase by Pollack of the defendant, Cohen, of a warehouse in Gay street in Baltimore city, for the sum of $8,000, of which $3,700 was paid, and $4,300 remained due; and that Pollack, with the…
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore city, as a Court of Equity: The object of the bill in this case was to set aside a deed or release of a bond of conveyance made, as is alleged, in contemplation of insolvency, by Pollack to Cohen, on the 26th of December, 1850. It states the purchase by Pollack of the defendant, Cohen, of a warehouse in Gay street in Baltimore city, for the sum of $8,000, of which $3,700 was paid, and $4,300 remained due; and that Pollack, with the knowledge and co-operation of Cohen, expended $3,781.91 thereon in repairs, &c.; that Pollack being betrothed to the…
1Opinion of the Court
Cochran, J.,
delivered the opinion of this Court.-
This bill was filed for the purpose of setting aside a deed of surrender and release, executed by Herman Pollack to Moses Cohen, on the 26th of December, I860,- upon the alleged ground, that Pollack was then insolvent, and that the deed to Cohen, one of his creditors, was an undue preference within the meaning of sec. 7, Art. 48 of the Code. It is admitted that Pollack did not apply for the benefit of the insolvent laws until the 18th of February, 1862, about fourteen months after the date of the deed. There is no pretence that the deed was…
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