Miller v. Halsey
New York Supreme Court
Trial by the court. This action was brought to set aside an assignment made by the defendants Halsey and Northum, to the defendant De Camp, for the benefit of creditors of the assignor. The general evidence relied upon by the plaintiffs to show the assignment fraudulent is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtSutherland, J.
The defendants, Mary A. Halsey and Oscar P. Horthum- were partners doing business under the firm name of Halsey & Horthum, as merchants ; and by an assignment dated October 30, 1865, the execution of which was acknowledged October 31, assigned all their property, in terms which would carry all them property, partnership and individual, to the defendant De Camp, in trust, first, after paying the expenses of the execution of the trust, to pay certain partnership debts in the order specified (among others, first, in full, an alleged partnership debt due De Camp); second, to pay all partnership…
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