Legal Opinion

Adler v. Fenton

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided February 18, 1861PublishedCited by 94 opinions

Tais case was brought up by writ of error from the District' Court of the United States for the district of Wisconsin. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. The points made by the .counsel on both sides were so connected with the special circumstances of the case, that the effort to explain them to the reader Would be fruitless without a long narrative.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Campbell

’This action was instituted by the defendants in error in the District Court, as creditors of two of the plaintiffs in error, Adler and Schiff^ upon the complaint, that this firm had combined and conspired with their co-defendants in the court below, to dispose of their property fraudulently, so as to hinder and defeat their creditors in the collection of their lawful demands. By means of which fraudulent acts, they affirm they suffered vexation-and expense, and finally incurred the loss of their debt.

’•Tie defendants pleaded the general issue. Upon the trial, tile plaintiffs proved that.…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Yates v. JoyceNew York Supreme Court · 1814

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