Bunker v. Tufts
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On Report. Case, under R. S., c. 113, § 47, for aiding in the fraudulent concealment of the property of Albert Williams. The testimony is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
Read the full summary
On Report. Case, under R. S., c. 113, § 47, for aiding in the fraudulent concealment of the property of Albert Williams. The testimony is sufficiently stated in the opinion. The defendant’s counsel contended that tiiis action cannot be maintained by the plaintiffs jointly; and that the plaintiffs were not creditors within the meaning of § 47.' Thereupon the case was continued on report, with the agreement that if, in the opinion of the full Court, the action can be maintained, it is to stand for trial; otherwise the plaintiffs to be nonsuit. 1. Plaintiffs were creditors of Williams within the…
1Opinion of the CourtAppleton, C. J.
This is an action on the case, under the provisions of R. S., c. 113, § 47, against the defendant for aiding in the fraudulent concealment or transfer of the property of Albert Williams.
The plaintiffs offered in evidence a note, dated Oct. 24, 1864, payable to the president, directors and company of the Second National Bank of Skowhegan, or order, in four months, signed by said Williams, as principal, and by them severally, as sureties.
There was evidence tending to show that, on the 2d or 3d of August, 1865, Williams made a conveyance of certain property to the defendant, fraudulently, and "…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Graves v. GravesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1860
- Gould v. GouldNew York Supreme Court · 1828
- Doremus & Wilbur v. SeldenNew York Supreme Court · 1821
3Cited by1 opinion
- Eastman v. DunnSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1912