Curtis v. Woodward
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Dane County. Action to recover one half of the amount due upon two several promissory notes for $500 each, made by the defendant and one Chittenden on the 18th of May, 1874. The facts are thus stated by Mr. Justice Cassoday: “ It appears from the record, and is, in effect, found by the court, that on May 18,1874, the firm of which one C. H. Chittenden and the defendant were the only members, in a firm transaction gave the plaintiff their two…
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Dane County. Action to recover one half of the amount due upon two several promissory notes for $500 each, made by the defendant and one Chittenden on the 18th of May, 1874. The facts are thus stated by Mr. Justice Cassoday: “ It appears from the record, and is, in effect, found by the court, that on May 18,1874, the firm of which one C. H. Chittenden and the defendant were the only members, in a firm transaction gave the plaintiff their two promissory notes, each for the amount of $500 with interest at ten per cent., payable at certain dates named; that on…
1Opinion of the CourtCassoday, J.
The bankrupt act provided, in effect, that, with the exception of certain exempt property, the adjudication in bankruptcy, the appointment of the assignee, and the requisite assignment to him by the judge or register, should, by operation of law, vest the title to all the estate, real and personal, of the bankrupt in the assignee, with all his deeds, books, and papers relating thereto, and that such assignment should relate back to the commencement of the proceedings in bankruptcy. Sec. 5044, E. S. of U. S. So sweeping was *502the act that all property conveyed by the bankrupt in fraud of his…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Tucker v. OxleySupreme Court of the United States · 1809
- Bartholow v. BeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- In re RiceDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1874
- Davis v. McCurdyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1880
- In re WilliamsDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1868
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