Goodale v. Scannell
Goodale v. Scannell
Opinion of the Court
The appellants contend that the Court erred in refusing to decide, as a matter of law, “that if the plaintiff gave out to the public that he had sold the sugar to Frank, and gave to him the possession, then, as to Frank’s creditors, it was his property, and subject to be levied upon and seized for his debts.”
This instruction was properly refused, because there was no evidence to warrant it. To estop the plaintiff, it should appear that his declarations were communicated to the creditor, who seized the goods, and that he parted with some right or advantange, on the faith of the information. Hot only is this fact not shown, but the defendant has failed to show that the plaintiff ever made any statement on the subject.
Judgment affirmed.
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- To estop a party from claiming goods as against the creditor of a third party, it must appear that he stated to the creditor himself that he had sold the article to the third party, and that the creditor parted with some right, or advantage, on the faith of the information.