Lippincott v. Barker
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
r i TRESPASS against the sheriff of Philadelphia county ^ for taking in execution the goods of the plaintiffs. Upon the trial of this cause in March 1805, the material facts in evidence were these: In May 1802 William. Law-ranee was appointed by the guardians of the poor, a collector of the poor tax for that year, and gave an official bond with Joseph Bispham and Robert Erwin as his sureties.
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r i TRESPASS against the sheriff of Philadelphia county ^ for taking in execution the goods of the plaintiffs. Upon the trial of this cause in March 1805, the material facts in evidence were these: In May 1802 William. Law-ranee was appointed by the guardians of the poor, a collector of the poor tax for that year, and gave an official bond with Joseph Bispham and Robert Erwin as his sureties. In May 1803 he was re-appointed, and with the same sureties gave a similar bond, which was filed in the office of the prothonotarv of the Common Pleas on the 10th June 1803. In December following,…
1Opinion of the Court
Tilghman C. J.
In this .case there are two points for decision.
1. Is the deed of assignment from Joseph Bispham and wife to the plaintiffs, to be considered as fraudulent and void?
2. Does an action of trespass lie against the defendant, who was sheriff of the city and county of Philadelphia?
The trusts of the deed (by which Bispham conveyed his whole estate to the plaintiffs, and which was executed when his debts exceeded the amount of his property) were that the assignees should convert the estate into money, and divide the net proceeds amongst all the creditors of Bispham, who should within…
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