Van Lehn v. Morse

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gordon, J.

This was an action in replevin for the recovery of a stock of general merchandise situated at Port Angeles in Clallam county. It appears from the record that for several years prior to July, 1893, C. E. and J. Langdon Bell were co-partners, and as such conducted a general merchandise store at that place. They were largely in debt and unable to pay their bills as they matured. On the 28th of July of that year, being pressed by certain of their creditors, they made a hill of sale of their entire stock to the respondents in this action (…