Brittain v. Crowther
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of'Nebraska. Statement by CALDWELL, Circuit Judge. On the 24th day of April, 1891, the plaintiffs in error, Brittain, Smith & Co., brought suit by attachment in the circuit court of the United States for the district of Nebraska, against Daniel S. Lohr, to recover the sum of $2,334.75, for goods, wares and merchandise sold and delivered by the plaintiffs in error to the defendant between the 31st day of July…
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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of'Nebraska. Statement by CALDWELL, Circuit Judge. On the 24th day of April, 1891, the plaintiffs in error, Brittain, Smith & Co., brought suit by attachment in the circuit court of the United States for the district of Nebraska, against Daniel S. Lohr, to recover the sum of $2,334.75, for goods, wares and merchandise sold and delivered by the plaintiffs in error to the defendant between the 31st day of July and the 10th day of September, 1890. On April 25,. 1891, the order of attachment was levied upon a stork of general…
1Opinion of the Court
CALDWELL, Circuit Judge,
(after stating tbe facts.) The issue to be tried was whether the transfer of the stock of goods by Lohr to his wife and brother-in-law was made in good faith to pay bona fide debts which he owed them, or whether it was a fraudulent device to hinder, delay, and defraud his creditors. Upon the trial of such an issue, it was competent to prove every fact and circumstance tending to show that Lohr madé the transfer of the goods for the purpose of defrauding, hindering, or delaying his creditors, or that he transferred them to his wife without any sufficient consideration.…
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