Grabill v. Moyer
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the Common Pleas of Lancaster county. This was an issue awarded by the Common Pleas to try the validity of a judgment confessed by Adam Rudy to Elam Moyer, in trust for bis wife Harriet Rudy, in which Elam Moyer, for the use of Harriet Rudy, was plaintiff, and Peter Grabill, 0. L. Musselman, George Bard, A. S. Bard, Daniel Rife, Philip Sheaffer, Christian Hunshberger, Isaac Burkholder, and Joel Wenger (judgment-creditors of Adam Rudy), were defendants.
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ERROR to the Common Pleas of Lancaster county. This was an issue awarded by the Common Pleas to try the validity of a judgment confessed by Adam Rudy to Elam Moyer, in trust for bis wife Harriet Rudy, in which Elam Moyer, for the use of Harriet Rudy, was plaintiff, and Peter Grabill, 0. L. Musselman, George Bard, A. S. Bard, Daniel Rife, Philip Sheaffer, Christian Hunshberger, Isaac Burkholder, and Joel Wenger (judgment-creditors of Adam Rudy), were defendants. On the trial, the plaintiff gave in evidence a judgment-bond as above stated for $10,717, dated May 15th 1861, payable April 1st…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered,
by
STRONG, J.
The main question involved in this case was cautiously and well presented to the jury by the learned judge of the Court of Common Pleas. It must be conceded that the Act of April 11th 1848 gave to debtors greatly increased facilities for protecting their property against the just claims of creditors, and opened a wide door for the perpetration of frauds. Against such frauds we have endeavoured to erect every possible safeguard, consistent with our duty, to give full effect to the action of the legislature. As against the husband’s creditors,…
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