Olney v. Tanner

The complainant seeks to reverse a decree of the United States district court for the southern district of New York dismissing his bill. The bill was filed by the complainant as a receiver appointed by a judge of the supreme court of the state, in proceedings supplementary to execution to set aside as fraudulent against creditors a general assignment made by one Swarthout to the defendant Tanner of all the property of Swarthout. This assignment was executed on the twenty-eighth day of March, 1877. On the twenty-ninth day of March, 1877, one Seaman recorded a judgment against the assignor, and…