Metcalf v. Moses
New York Supreme Court
• Action to set aside fraudulent transfers of real and personal property and confessions of judgments made by partners.
1Opinion of the Court
Russell, J.u
This action is brought to set aside the fraudulent transfers and confessions of judgment made by the debtors, Lesser Brothers, who were merchants doing business in the city of New *665York. In January, 1896, that firm had a surplus of assets, over liabilities of $153,866.24. On the 2d day of October, 1896, nine months later, the entire property of the partnership, with a prudent collection of their accounts and.a well-managed receivership sale of their merchandise, would not pay forty cents on the dollar of their indebtedness. • There intervened ho extraordinary losses of merchandise…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Dobson v. . PearceNew York Court of Appeals · 1854
- Tompkins v. . HunterNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Hackley v. . DraperNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Delaney v. . ValentineNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- O'Mahoney v. . BelmontNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Metcalf v. BarkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- In re LesserDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1900
- Barker v. FranklinNew York Supreme Court · 1902