Hamilton v. Staples
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Bill in equity, brought by the petitioner as trustee of the insolvent estate of Royal P. Pratt, to set aside a conveyance of real and personal property made by the insolvent to the respondent and which was claimed to be void against the creditors of the insolvent; brought to the superior court in Hartford county, and referred to a committee by whom the following facts were found.
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Bill in equity, brought by the petitioner as trustee of the insolvent estate of Royal P. Pratt, to set aside a conveyance of real and personal property made by the insolvent to the respondent and which was claimed to be void against the creditors of the insolvent; brought to the superior court in Hartford county, and referred to a committee by whom the following facts were found. Pratt and the respondent Staples, who was his father-in-law, in November, 1855, entered into a co-partnership under the name of Staples & Pratt, and thereupon immediately commenced business as such co-partners. Their…
1Opinion of the CourtPark, J.
It is difficult to see how the conveyances from Pratt to Staples, or either of them, could be fraudulent, so *323far as the partnership debt to Seymour is concerned. Staples was jointly liable with Pratt for the debt. The firm could be sued at any time and the amount of the debt collected out of the estate of Staples. The property conveyed was as much liable to attachment to secure the claim after the conveyances were made as before. So far as that debt is concerned, therefore, there is no ground to claim that the conveyances were fraudulent.
But it appears that Pratt was individually indebted to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Utley v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1855
- Goodman v. JonesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1857
3Cited by2 opinions
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