Millett v. Pottinger

CHIEE JUSTICE DUVALL

delivered the opinion of the court:

Millett filed his petition on the 30th December, 1857, against William and James Pottinger, who were merchants, doing business at Owensboro and at Mount Dailey in Daviess county, to recover the amount of two bills of exchange on which the firm were bound. The plaintiff at the same time sued out an attachment against the defendants, on the ground set forth in his petition and affidavit, that the defendants had, for the fraudulent purpose and with the fraudulent intent of cheating, hindering, and delaying their creditors in the collection…