Gere v. Murray
Supreme Court of Minnesota
APPEAL PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP RAMSEY COUNTY. . This was an action brought to recover personal property, to ■which the Plaintiff acquired the right and possession by a general assignment from Connor & Son, to tbe Plaintiff in trust and for the benefit of their creditors.
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APPEAL PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP RAMSEY COUNTY. . This was an action brought to recover personal property, to ■which the Plaintiff acquired the right and possession by a general assignment from Connor & Son, to tbe Plaintiff in trust and for the benefit of their creditors. The complaint alleges the assignment, and the possession of the.property by tbe Plaintiff under the assignment before and at the time of the alleged taking, the value of the property, that the De-, fendant wrongfully took and detained the same from the possession of the Plaintiff, and refused to deliver, &e., although…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Oowrt
— Atwater, J.-
— The counsel for the Defendant requested the Court to charge the jury, “ that the as-signee had no right- to carry on the business at retail, and *316that if it was so intended by tbe assignors, at tbe time of tbe assignment, it is void.” Tbe Court refused so to charge, but charged that the assignee had no right to carry on the business at retail, and that if it were so intended by the assignors, such intent would be strongly indicative of fraud, but that the question would be for them to decide.
The Court was further requested to charge, “ that if the intent of the…
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