Legal Opinion

Dodd v. Hills & Kramer

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided January 15, 1879PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Error from Sedgwick District Court. Action brought by Dodd, Brown & Co., against H. J. Hills arid H. T. Kramer, partners as Hills & Kramer, and H. C. Day, to set aside a certain deed of assignment made by the said Hills & Kramer to the said H. C. Day — said deed of assignment having been made ostensibly for the benefit of the assignors’ creditors, but by the plaintiffs claimed to have been made for the purpose of hindering, delaying and defrauding creditors.

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Error from Sedgwick District Court. Action brought by Dodd, Brown & Co., against H. J. Hills arid H. T. Kramer, partners as Hills & Kramer, and H. C. Day, to set aside a certain deed of assignment made by the said Hills & Kramer to the said H. C. Day — said deed of assignment having been made ostensibly for the benefit of the assignors’ creditors, but by the plaintiffs claimed to have been made for the purpose of hindering, delaying and defrauding creditors. At the May Term, 1877, of the district court, the defendants recovered a judgment against the plaintiffs, who bring the case to this…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Valentine, J.:

This was an action to set aside a certain deed of assignment, made by the defendants in this action ostensibly for the purpose of benefiting the assignors’ creditors, but claimed by the plaintiffs in this action to have been made for the purpose of hindering, delaying and defrauding creditors. The case was referred, with power to the referee to hear and determine the same, and to “make a full report of all his proceedings” therein to the court. The referee heard the case and made twenty-three special findings therein, and then reported…

2Cases cited2 opinions

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3Cited by15 opinions

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  4. Bierbower v. PolkNebraska Supreme Court · 1885
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