Hill, Trustee v. Buechler
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action by a trustee in insolvency to recover tbe value of certain merchandise claimed to have been transferred by the insolvent in fraud of his creditors, brought to the Court of Common Pleas in Fairfield County and tried to the jury before Curtis, J., after a plea in abatement had been overruled; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $956 damages, and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors in the rulings and charge of the court.
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Action by a trustee in insolvency to recover tbe value of certain merchandise claimed to have been transferred by the insolvent in fraud of his creditors, brought to the Court of Common Pleas in Fairfield County and tried to the jury before Curtis, J., after a plea in abatement had been overruled; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $956 damages, and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors in the rulings and charge of the court. The complaint alleged the facts essential to establish an invalid transfer of property within sixty days of insolvency proceedings, made and received with a…
1Opinion of the Court
Hamerslby,' J.
The right to commence a civil action on any day in the year except Sundays, to be entered at the next session of the court having jurisdiction of the cause, has always been recognized, and has never been taken away by statute. The only rule in the nature of a restriction is based on the necessity of giving notice to the defendant by service a reasonable number of days before the session of court.
In 1876 the legislature provided that in addition to the regular terms of the Superior Court in Hartford, New Haven and Fairfield counties, the first Tuesday of each month, except July…
2Cited by3 opinions
- Annie M. McCabe v. Stewart AtkinsonConnecticut Superior Court · 1948
- Levy v. Metropolis Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1901
- Haaberg v. SandersConnecticut Superior Court · 1967