Brown v. May
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from an order denying a motion for a stay of proceedings. Creditors’ actions by Levi L. Brown and others, to set aside an assignment to Lewis May by William M. Halsted and others, for the benefit of their creditors. The material facts affecting the merits of the action appear in the report of the preceding case (ante, p. 197), and the facts material upon this motion are stated in the opinion (infra). This appeal was taken only by Lewis May, the assignee.
1Opinion of the CourtDaniels, J.
—It appears by the proceedings, that fourteen other actions have been brought by judgment creditors, to set aside as fraudulent the assignment made by William M. Halsted and others, to Lewis May for the benefit of their-creditors.
This action has been tried, and a judgment recovered by the defendants, and the object of the motion was to stay -the trial of the other fourteen, until the hearing and determination of an appeal taken-from the judgment.
If the actions all proceeded upon the same state of facts, the order would be entirely proper, for there would be no justice in allowing so many…
2Cited by2 opinions
- Sammons v. ParkhurstNew York Supreme Court · 1905
- New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad v. RobinsonNew York Supreme Court · 1888