Haskin v. James
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Luis Obispo County, and from an order denying a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Foote, C.
— The plaintiff, assignee of the partnership of Ward & James, insolvent debtors, brings this action against the defendant, D. W. James, to recover the value of certain property of the partnership, which it is alleged had been transferred to the defendant within one month prior to the creditors’ petition in insolvency, by means *259of which transfer a preference had been made, in violation of section 55 of the Insolvent Act of 1880.
The court below found against the contention of the plaintiff, and rendered judgment accordingly, from which, and from an order denying a new trial, the…
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