Legal Opinion

Bangs v. Fadden

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided May 18, 1895PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Grand Forks County; Templeton, J. Action by Tracy R. Bangs, assignee, against John Fadden and others. Defendants had judgment and plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtCorliss, J.

The sole question before us relates to the validity of a general assignment for the benefit of creditors executed by William Brown to the plaintiff. Creditors of the assignor having attached the property embraced in the assignment, the plaintiff sued them and the sheriff who levied the attachments in conversion. On the trial the assignment was excluded from evidence on the ground that it was void on its face. The court directed a verdict in favor of defendants, and from the judgment entered on that verdict plaintiff appeals.

The validity of the assignment is assailed on two grounds. It is…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Grubbs v. KingIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
  2. Henderson v. PierceIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
  3. Red River Valley Bank v. FreemanNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1890

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Maclaren v. KramarNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1913
  2. Seaney v. MollingArizona Supreme Court · 1944
  3. Elton v. O'ConnorNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1896
  4. Bangs v. FaddenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1895

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