Legal Opinion
Empire Lighting Fixture Co. v. Practical Lighting Fixture Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 16, 1927No. 331PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtL. Hand, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). It is extremely hard to know what the draftsman of the supplemental bill really did intend to allege, but we think that the District Judge was right in concluding that out of it might be spelled enough to support it as a bill to set aside a fraudulent conveyance. As such it was within the ancillary jurisdiction of the District Court, regardless of the fact that there was no diversity of citizenship between the parties. A fraudulent conveyance is void under the New York statute, and may be disregarded, even by a creditor whose judgment is entered afterwards.…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Case v. BeauregardSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Cates v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Chautauque County Bank v. . RisleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Sage v. Memphis & Little Rock RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Miller v. SherrySupreme Court of the United States · 1865
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3Cited by36 opinions
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