Feingold v. Steinberg
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 143, Oct. T., 1906, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., June T., 1905, No. 570, on verdict for S. Feingold in the interpleader in case of Simon Feingold, trading as S. Feingold & Company, v. Jacob Steinberg, Morris Barsh and Meyer Luber, copartners, trading as M. Barsh & Company. Interpleader to determine title to a stock of merchandise sold in bulk. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 143, Oct. T., 1906, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., June T., 1905, No. 570, on verdict for S. Feingold in the interpleader in case of Simon Feingold, trading as S. Feingold & Company, v. Jacob Steinberg, Morris Barsh and Meyer Luber, copartners, trading as M. Barsh & Company. Interpleader to determine title to a stock of merchandise sold in bulk. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for S. Feingold and value assessed at $1,200. M. Barsh & Co. appealed. LJrrors assigned were various instructions.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
This case, judging by the facts which a jury could find from the evidence adduced, is a fair illustration of the kind of transaction whereby creditors could be successfully defrauded, and not infrequently were defrauded, prior to the Act of March 28, 1905, P. L. 62. One Steinberg had opened what is called a “gent’s ” furnishing store in the city of Philadelphia. He had done business at this store for a comparatively short time, a month or two. Barsh & Company are engaged in the auction business and one of their business methods is to buy up entire stocks of merchandise…
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