Tompkins v. Hunter
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Tates county. Action by Charles M. Tompkins and others against Charles Hunter and others. From a judgment dismissing the complaint, plaintiffs appeal. Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtMacomber, J.
The plaintiffs severally are judgment creditors of the defendant Charles Hunter. The consideration for the judgment in each case arose upon an indebtedness existing prior to the 19th day of April, 1890, the time when the principal transaction involved in this appeal took place. Prior to this date, Mr. Hunter had been engaged in business in Penn Tan as a grocer and produce dealer. He was possessed of a considerable amount of real estate. He owed debts amounting in all to $36,000, the most of which, namely, the sum of $29,000, was owing to the defendant the First National Bank of Penn Tan. He…
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