Legal Opinion

Marvin v. Anderson

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided September 24, 1901PublishedCited by 31 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county: R. G. Siebeokeb, Circuit Judge. Action by the trustee in bankruptcy of the property of the Badger Cycle Company to set aside a deed, given by the bankrupt some. time before the commencement of the bankruptcy proceedings, upon the ground that it was fraudulent as to the creditors and stockholders of the corporation.

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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county: R. G. Siebeokeb, Circuit Judge. Action by the trustee in bankruptcy of the property of the Badger Cycle Company to set aside a deed, given by the bankrupt some. time before the commencement of the bankruptcy proceedings, upon the ground that it was fraudulent as to the creditors and stockholders of the corporation. The court decided as matters of fact as follows: On October 22,. 1897, the day when the deed was given to defendant Louis Anderson, he was, and for some time prior thereto had been a stockholder of the corporation,…

1Opinion of the CourtMaeshall, J.

If the Badger Cycle Company was solvent at the time of the transaction in question, the main contention by counsel for appellant, that the judgment appealed from is wrong, fails. The trial court decided that question in the affirmative because the property of the corporation, at a fair valuation, exceeded to a considerable extent its debts. Appellant’s counsel say that was not the proper rule to be applied. The conclusive answer thereto is that the trial court followed the law as it has been laid down by this court. Hamilton v. Menominee Falls Q. Co. 106 Wis. 352; Shaw v. Gilbert, ante, p.…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Graham v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
  2. Patterson v. . RobinsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
  3. National State Bank v. Vigo County National BankIndiana Supreme Court · 1895
  4. Ford v. HillWisconsin Supreme Court · 1896
  5. Hinz v. Van DusenWisconsin Supreme Court · 1897

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Harrigan v. GilchristWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
  2. Ellis v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1909
  3. Porter v. Plymouth Gold Mining Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1904
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  5. Atlanta & Walworth Butter & Cheese Ass'n v. SmithWisconsin Supreme Court · 1910

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