Legal Opinion

Williams v. Davidson

Washington Supreme Court

Decided November 27, 1918No. 14991PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Allen, J., entered August 8, 1918, upon findings in favor of the defendant, dismissing on the merits an action to set aside a fraudulent transfer of corporate assets, tried to the court.

1Opinion of the CourtTolman, J.

This action was brought by the appellant, as trustee in bankruptcy of Knosher’s Incorporated, a bankrupt corporation, to cancel and set aside a transfer of the corporate assets theretofore made to the respondent, upon the ground that the transfer was preferential and void and was made to the respondent, the principal corporate creditor, with intent to hinder, delay and defraud the other creditors of the corporation. The complaint charged that the transfer was made by the corporation within four months preceding its adjudication as a bankrupt, and at a time when it was wholly insolvent; that…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Thompson v. Huron Lumber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1892
  2. Conover v. HullWashington Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Jones v. Hoquiam Lumber & Shingle Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1917
  4. Friend v. Rosenfeld-Rovig Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1915

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Whiting v. RubinsteinWashington Supreme Court · 1941
  2. Woods v. Metropolitan National BankWashington Supreme Court · 1923
  3. Jensen v. American Bank of SpokaneWashington Supreme Court · 1930
  4. Hoppe v. First National BankWashington Supreme Court · 1925
  5. Climenson v. Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1922

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