Taylor v. Cornelius
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the District Court of Philadelphia: No. 217, to January Term 1867. The proceeding in this case was an attachment execution at the suit of Robert Cornelius and others, trading as Cornelius & Baker, against Bernard Douredoure, in which William Taylor and Simon Delbert were the garnishees. The attachment was issued and served June 28th 1858. The judgment had been recovered to June Term 1858 for $352.65. The defendants pleaded “nulla hona.”
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Error to the District Court of Philadelphia: No. 217, to January Term 1867. The proceeding in this case was an attachment execution at the suit of Robert Cornelius and others, trading as Cornelius & Baker, against Bernard Douredoure, in which William Taylor and Simon Delbert were the garnishees. The attachment was issued and served June 28th 1858. The judgment had been recovered to June Term 1858 for $352.65. The defendants pleaded “nulla hona.” The facts in the case appear to he as follows:— On the 7th of September 1853 Bernard Douredoure, being solvent, conveyed to Henry Bonsall in trust…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, by
Sharswood, J.
— Bernard Douredoure, at a time when he was unquestionably solvent, made a settlement of part of his estate for the separate use of his wife. He afterwards embarked in business and failed. He assigned all his estate for the benefit of his creditors. He then made an arrangement with William Taylor, to which the consent of the assignees and all his creditors was given, by which not only all the assigned but also the settled estates of his wife were to be conveyed to Mr. Taylor, who executed a declaration of trust, dated December 24th 1855,…
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