Lamprey v. Donacour
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Trover, for a lot of wood. The plaintiff claimed title by purchase from John S. Lamprey. The defendant justified under an attachment against J. S. Lamprey, claiming that the sale to the plaintiff was fraudulent as to creditors. There was no change of possession at or subsequent to the sale. Verdict for the defendant.
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Trover, for a lot of wood. The plaintiff claimed title by purchase from John S. Lamprey. The defendant justified under an attachment against J. S. Lamprey, claiming that the sale to the plaintiff was fraudulent as to creditors. There was no change of possession at or subsequent to the sale. Verdict for the defendant. Evidence that the wood was taxed to John S. Lamprey, after the alleged sale, with his knowledge and without objection, was admitted subject to the plaintiff’s exception. A copy (duly certified by the town-clerk) of the inventory of the property of John S. Lamprey, made for the…
1Opinion of the CourtFoster, J.
Evidence of the taxation of the wood to the vendor, with his knowledge and consent, after the pretended sale, was relevant and admissible, as bearing upon the probability of the honesty and validity of that transaction When the inquiry is whether a sale was made in good faith or not, the whole conduct of the party whose acts are assailed, before and after, as well as at the time the contract was made, may be inquired into. Reels v. Knight, 8 Mar. (La.) N. S. 267. “The word ‘relevant’ means, that any two facts to which it is applied are so related to each other, that, according to the common…
2Cited by1 opinion
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