Fuhrman v. Jones
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Monroe County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Cassoday: It appears from the record that a few days prior to January 7, 1886, Moritz Paley, of Tomah, being insolvent, counseled with S. ~W. Button, an attorney at law and a circuit court commissioner of that place, in regard to making an assignment for the benefit of creditors.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Monroe County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Cassoday: It appears from the record that a few days prior to January 7, 1886, Moritz Paley, of Tomah, being insolvent, counseled with S. ~W. Button, an attorney at law and a circuit court commissioner of that place, in regard to making an assignment for the benefit of creditors. On the day named, Button drew the assignment to the plaintiff and his bond at the request of Paley; and January 8, 1886, they were both signed in the presence of Button, and at-the same time the assignment…
1Opinion of the CourtCassoday, J.
The plaintiff’s right to maintain this action depends entirely upon the question whether the assignment was completed, so as to vest the title'to the goods in question in the plaintiff as against the creditors of his assignor, prior to the time when they were seized by the defendants on the attachments. The statutes make every voluntary assignment or transfer of property for the benefit of or in trust for creditors void as against the creditors of the person making the same, unless completed as therein prescribed. Secs. 1694-1696, R. S. Before taking possession of the property assigned or…
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