Vanderpoel v. . Gorman
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Court of Common Pleas for the- city and county of New York, entered upon an order made August 23, 1893, which overruled plaintiff’s exceptions and directed judgment in favor of defendant to be entered upon a verdict directed by the court.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Court of Common Pleas for the- city and county of New York, entered upon an order made August 23, 1893, which overruled plaintiff’s exceptions and directed judgment in favor of defendant to be entered upon a verdict directed by the court. This action was brought by plaintiff as substituted assignee for the benefit of the creditors of the North River Lumber Company, to recover from defendant the value of certain property levied on by him as sheriff of the county of New York, by virtue of certain attachments against the corporation. The facts, so…
1Opinion of the CourtPeckham, J.
The North River Lumber Company was a company incorporated under the laws of New Jersey, and transacting its business in the city of New York. On the 24th of February, 1891, the corporation made in this state a general assignment to the predecessor of the plaintiff of all its. property for the benefit of its creditors and without any preferences.
Subsequent to the assignment certain of its creditors commenced actions against it to recover the amounts of their debts respectively, and in those actions attachments were issued and delivered to the defendant, who was the sheriff of New York county,…
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