Bryan v. Madden
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Matilda L. Madden, from- a judgment-of th,e Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the. cleric of the county of Kings eñ the '7th day of August, 190.2,' upon- the decision of the court rendered .after a trial at the Kings County .Special. Term..
1Opinion of the Court
Hirschberg, P. J.:
The judgment sets aside an assignment of certain contracts whiph William J. Madden made to the appellant, his - wife, as void under *877the Bankruptcy Law. Madden filed' his petition in voluntary bankruptcy on August 3, 1900, and was duly adjudged a bankrupt, and a trustee in bankruptcy was appointed. He made the assignment of the contracts to his wife on July 14, 1900, thus giving her a preference as a creditor within four months of the filing of the petition, and rendering the assignment voidable by the trustee under the terms of the act. (See 30 U. S. Stat. at Large, 562, §…
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- Bardes v. Hawarden BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Porter v. . ParmleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Houghton v. StinerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
- Wagner v. JonesNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1878
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