Hayden v. Allyn
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover the value of goods claimed to have been transferred to the defendants in violation of tbe insolvent act; brought to the Court of Common Pleas of Hartford County. The plaintiff was the trustee in insolvency of the estate of one Frederick A. Wheeler, and the goods in question had been transferred and delivered by Wheeler to the defendants, who were his creditors, shortly before he was carried into insolvency.
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Action to recover the value of goods claimed to have been transferred to the defendants in violation of tbe insolvent act; brought to the Court of Common Pleas of Hartford County. The plaintiff was the trustee in insolvency of the estate of one Frederick A. Wheeler, and the goods in question had been transferred and delivered by Wheeler to the defendants, who were his creditors, shortly before he was carried into insolvency. The case was .tried to the court before Bennett, J,who made the following finding of facts. The defendants are partners under the name of the Allyn & Blanchard Company,…
1Opinion of the CourtLoomis, J.
This case turns upon the question whether the transfer of goods by Wheeler, the insolvent debtor, to the defendants was made in such circumstances that it was void as against Wheeler’s creditors. The court below has found the facts in detail with regard to the whole transaction, and upon the facts so found held the transfer to be void under the insolvent law. The conclusion of the court upon the subject is thus stated in the finding:—“ Upon the facts set forth it is found that said transfer was not made in good faith in the regular course of business, and was made in view of insolvency, and…
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