Hooper v. Beecher
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term. Action by Nathaniel Hooper and another against Charles McC. Beecher and others. Prom a judgment dismissing the complaint on the merits, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Brunt, P. J.
This action was brought to set aside an alleged to have been made by the firm of Charles McC. Beecher & Co., upon the ground that the same was made with intent to hinder, delay, and defraud creditors. This assignment was signed in the name of the firm by one of the members thereof, and it is claimed that the same was never ratified or assented to by the other two members of the firm. The case has been twice tried. Upon the first trial judgment was given for the plaintiffs setting aside the assignment. The defendants appealed to the general term, where the judgment was affirmed. The assignee…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Woolner v. . HillNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
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