Willi v. Lyon
New York Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtFrankenthaler, J.
The defendants contend chiefly that since the complaint does not allege that plaintiffs are judgment creditors, this action, which is brought under section 44 of the Personal Property Law (as amd. by Laws of 1914, chap. 507), commonly known as the “ Bulk Sales Act,” cannot be maintained. But it has been held that “ any creditor of the seller, whether his claim has been put in judgment or not, may sue under the act ” (Touris v. Karantzalis, 170 App. Div. 42, 45), and “ that the remedy g'ven by the statute was intended for the benefit of general creditors, as well as judgment creditors.”…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Touris v. KarantzalisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915
- In re PermanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1916
- S. Silberstein & Son, Inc. v. CohenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1927
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- Royal Indemnity Co. v. GinsbergCity of New York Municipal Court · 1935