Bank of LaGrange v. Rutland

Butland sued out a fraudulent debtor’s attachment, alleging that the debtor had transferred his stock and fixtures to the Bank of LaGrange without first giving the notice to creditors required by the “bulk-sale act.” After the levy the transferee filed a claim. From the evidence in the claim case it appeared that the stock and fixtures transferred consisted of meat-market fixtures and some meat, which constituted “the entire meat market, including all fixtures and stock on hand.” It was admitted by the claimant, that while the transfer was made in an attempted settlement and payment of a…