Legal Opinion

Hoffman v. Brungs

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided November 24, 1885PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Case 59 — PETITION EQUITY — APPEAL FROM KENTON CIRCUIT COURT. Brief not in record. Brief not in record.

1Opinion of the Court

■JUDGE PRYOR

delivered the opinion of the court.

This case is considered for the second time on the petition of appellant for a rehearing. The principal ■objection to the opinion is, that it overrules, in effect, the doctrine established in the case of Brooks, Waterfield & Co. v. Staten’s Adm’r, 79 Ky., 174, and is a 1 departure from the numerous opinions of this court, holding that, to bring the case of the debtor within •the act .of 1856, the transfer, in contemplation of *402insolvency, must appear, and the design to prefer-one creditor over another. Counsel asks if those-uniform decisions are…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Brooks, Waterfield & Co. v. Staton's adm'rCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1880
  2. Cecil v. SowardsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1873

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Appleton v. Southern Trust CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
  2. Finan v. Finan's TrusteeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
  3. Cook's Administrator v. BranninCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1888
  4. Traders' Deposit Bank v. HoffmanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1896
  5. McClure v. FellowsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1902

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