Meyer v. Hazard
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Hew York county; Lawrence, Justice. Louis Meyer and others brought an action against Alice Hazard and Walter P. Hess to set aside an assignment for the benefit of creditors made by Hazard to Hess. Plaintiffs were successful, and the matter was referred to Thomas P. Wickes, to ascertain the amount in the hands of the referee.
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Appeal from special term, Hew York county; Lawrence, Justice. Louis Meyer and others brought an action against Alice Hazard and Walter P. Hess to set aside an assignment for the benefit of creditors made by Hazard to Hess. Plaintiffs were successful, and the matter was referred to Thomas P. Wickes, to ascertain the amount in the hands of the referee. Prom his report defendants appealed to the supreme court at special term, which confirmed his report, and from the order so made defendants appealed to the general term.
1Opinion of the CourtDaniels, J.
The reference which resulted in the report affirmed by the order from which the appeal has been taken was ordered to settle and pass the accounts of the defendant Walter P. Hess as general assignee of the other defendant for the benefit of her creditors. The assignment had been set aside by a judgment of this court, affirmed on appeal, when it was held to have been made with intent to hinder, delay, or defraud her creditors, and the assignee was required to account for the assigned property which had been received by him, and to deliver it over to a receiver appointed in the action. He made…
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