Moran v. Morgan
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United, States for the Southern District of New York. Bill by William D. Moran, as trustee in bankruptcy of Charles Hobart Morgan and Albert B. Morgan, individually and composing the firm of Morgan Bros., against Charles Hobart Morgan and others. From a decree for complainant, defendants Morgan and wife appeal.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United, States for the Southern District of New York. Bill by William D. Moran, as trustee in bankruptcy of Charles Hobart Morgan and Albert B. Morgan, individually and composing the firm of Morgan Bros., against Charles Hobart Morgan and others. From a decree for complainant, defendants Morgan and wife appeal. Appeal from a decree in equity entered on the 14th day of December, 1910, setting aside a deed of real property as in fraud of creditors. The suit was brought by the trustee in bankruptcy of the firm of Morgan Bros, against Charles Hobart Morgan,…
1Opinion of the CourtLearned Hand, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). [1, 2] - We are not disposed to disturb the finding of the trial judge upon the value of the assets. If anything, we think that he overestimated them. -We may take the cash at $225 and the agreed-value of the real estate at $4,533. The value of the accounts was certainly not over $4,800; that is, what could be collected upon them *721less the cost of collection, which at $300 was most modérale. There remained only the horses, wagons, harness, and the like, which the District Judge put at $8,000. These assets Charles H. Morgan swore on April 25, 1916, to be…
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