Smith v. Hunter
Court of Appeals of Kansas
Memorandum. — Error from Greenwood district court.; C W. Shinn, judge. Action by A. M. Hunter, as assignee of Jewett & Lowen, against'J. A. • Smith, as sheriff of Greenwood county, to recover the value of goods sold under orders of attachment. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings the case to this court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Cole, J.:
On August 14, 1893, Jewett & Lowen, of Fall River, made an assignment ■‘hr the benefit of creditors, naming C. M. Jones as assignee. On the two days' following certain creditors of Jewett & Lowen commenced actions against them, and caused attachments to be issued and levied upon the property in the possession of said assignee. The ground for the attachment was that said firm had disposed of their oroperty for the purpose of hindering and delaying and defrauding its creditors. Afterward the property was sold by the sheriff, and the proceeds of…
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