Regenstein v. Pearlstein
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Pressley, J., Orangeburg, January, 1888. This was an action by J. Regenstein and J. C. Biesentbal, partners under the firm-name of J. Regenstein & Co., against Pearlstein & Karosh, W. H. Reedish, and others, commenced December 6, 1887. The complaint was verified by one of the attorneys for plaintiffs, and he swore that the complaint was “true to his own knowledge, except as to those matters stated on information and belief, and as to those matters he believes it to be…
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Before Pressley, J., Orangeburg, January, 1888. This was an action by J. Regenstein and J. C. Biesentbal, partners under the firm-name of J. Regenstein & Co., against Pearlstein & Karosh, W. H. Reedish, and others, commenced December 6, 1887. The complaint was verified by one of the attorneys for plaintiffs, and he swore that the complaint was “true to his own knowledge, except as to those matters stated on information and belief, and as to those matters he believes it to be true; that deponent’s information is derived as follows:” [here stating the sources of his information] “that the…
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The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mr. Justice McIver.
On December 3, 1887, the defendants, Pearlstein & Karesh, executed a deed of assignment, whereby they purported to assign all of their property to their co-defendant, W. H. Reedish, in trust for the payment of their debts. This deed provided, amongst other things, that the assignee should, after paying the expenses of the assignment, and all costs and charges incident to the due execution of its provisions, pay the claims of all such creditors of the assignors who shall accept the provisions of the assignment, and release the…
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