Montgomery v. Hunt
Montgomery v. Hunt
Opinion of the Court
Murray, C. J., and Bryan, J., concurred.
The first assignment of error is the refusal to allow the defendant to cross examine the witness, Howard. This was cured by the subsequent cross-examination of the same witness.
Second, The refusal to permit the defendant to prove the insanity o( Weston. Weston was made a witness by the defendant, and stated that he was fully conscious, and recollected distinctly what he did, and was capable of doing business at the time of the sale. His introduction as a witness by the defendant, estops the latter from denying his sanity at that time, and the statement of the witness when in his senses in relation to his own condition at the time of the contract, ought to be conclusive. At any rate, it was no business of the defendant, provided the contract was fair, and the consideration sufficient.
Third, There was no error in refusing to let the defendant prove that the sale of the ranch to Meacham was fraudulent; There was no attempt to bring notice of the fraud to the plaintiff; but if that was done, it would be immaterial. The object was to show that, because the sale of the ranch was fraudulent, and the cattle remained on the ranch, that, therefore, there was no change of possession. But it must be recollected, that, however fraudulent against creditors might have been the sale from Weston to Meacham, yet it was good between the parties, and effected a complete change of the possession, as between them. It follows, conclusively, that the cattle remaining apon the ranch followed the actual possession of it by Meacham, and were no longer in the possession of Weston.
It results, that there is no error in the record, and the judgment is affirmed.
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- C. A. MONTGOMERY, and H. S. BERRY v. D. N. HUNT, Sheriff
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- The statement of a witness when in Ms senses, in relation to his own- condition' at the time of a sale, ought to be conclusive. The party introducing the witness making this statement, is estopped from denying his sanity. A sale of property, however fraudulent as to creditors, is good as between the parties to the sale. The plaintiffs purchased from B a certain number of cattle, and presented to 0, the agent of B, an order for their delivery. C pointed out the cattle to the plaintiffs, as they were grazing in view, and told him that he delivered him possession, and then accepted an offer of employment from the plaintiffs, and remained in charge of the cattle until they were seized by the defendant. Held, That this was a delivery as immediate and as complete as the nature of the case would admit, and followed by an actual and continued change of possession.