Stern v. Mayer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, David Mayer, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 25th day of January, 1906> upon the verdict of a jury, ancl also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 23d day of January, 1906, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minuteSi.
1Opinion of the Court
Houghton, J. :. The plaintiff, as the duly appointed trustee of Hyman Gattle, a bankrupt, brings this action to recover the value of certain jewelry alleged to have been transferred by the bankrupt to the defendant as security for a claimed indebtedness. . , .
The gist of the action is to recover the value of the security so unlawfully transferred by the bankrupt. to the defendant,, liis ■creditor, on the ground that such transfer was in fraud of other creditors. • n ' "
The complaint alleges that on the 16th of June, 1903, a petition in involuntary bankruptcy was filed by certain creditors…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Stern v. MayerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
- Davis v. Broadalbin Knitting Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
- Scheu v. Union Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906
3Cited by1 opinion
- McCarthy v. TrobergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1949