Hall v. Gaylor
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Trover, for a quantity of cloths; brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County. The plaintiff claimed under a purchase from the Mill River Woolen Manufacturing Company, a corporation; the defendant had taken possession of and claimed the property as trustee in insolvency of the same company. ■ The facts, which were found by a committee, are sufficiently stated in the opinion. The case was reserved upon the facts for the advice of this court.
1Opinion of the CourtFoster, J.
Two questions, substantially, arise on the facts found:—
1. Was the sale of the property in question fraudulent and void, as being within the statutory prohibitions relating to insolvent debtors ?
2. Was it fraudulent and void at common law, as against attaching creditors, for want of delivery of possession ?
The statute (Revision of 1866, p. 422, § 87,) provides “ that all conveyances and assignments of any lands, tenements, goods, chattels, or choses in action, made directly or indirectly by any person, persons, or corporation in failing circumstances, with a view to insolvency, shall, as…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Norton v. DoolittleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1865
- Utley v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1855
- Quinebaug Bank v. BrewsterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1862
- Croswell v. AllisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1856
- Bloodgood v. BeecherSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1868
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Gilbert v. DeckerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1885
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