Lawrence v. Davis
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Illinois
[This was a bill in equity by Lawrence, Gaither, and others against Davis and others.]
1Opinion of the Court
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THE COURT.
This bill is brought by the complainants, who are creditors of the defendants, to set aside an assignment of their effects by the defendants for the benefit of certain creditors, giving a preference to certain persons named. The plaintiffs are named in the assignment, but Hamly, Davis and McAffee are preferred to them.
1. This assignment it is contended is void, because it was made without consideration. An assignment to creditors, or to individuals for the benefit of certain creditors, cannot be said to be without consideration.
2. It is also objected that the creditors…
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