Martin v. . Kunzmuller

The firm of Graydon, McCreery Co. made a general assignment to the plaintiffs for the benefit of their creditors, on the 7th of May, 1861. At the time of making the assignment, they had a demand against the defendants for goods sold, amounting to $3,107.42; to recover which, this action is brought.

The defendants held and owned, at the time of the assignment, three promissory notes, made by Graydon, McCreery Co.; the first for $671.28, which became due April 4, 1861; the second for $998.35, which became due April 11, 1861; and the third, which had not matured at the time of the assignment, had…