Croft v. McKneely
Croft v. McKneely
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court. This is a case in which the plaintiff
The principal facts of the case, as sho wn by the record, appear to be the following: Allyn & Babcock obtained a judgment against the present plaintiff, Afterwards, Andrew Skill-man got a judgment, joint and several, against Babcock and several other persons, on which he caused an execution to be issued; and, amongst other property of the defendant, Bab-cock, was seized and sold his interest in the judgment which Allyn &, Babcock had previously obtained against Croft. At the sheriff’s sale, Croft became the purchaser of Bab-cock’s right, title and interest in the judnment which had been obtained against him, as above stated, by Allyn & Babcock.
This purchase, he alleges, conveyed to him one half of the amount of said judgment, and to that extent extinguishes the claim
The only legal question in the cause is, whether the undivided interest of Babcock in the judgment was lawfully seized under Skil-man’s execution. This question, we think, must be decided affirmatively Until a failure, or insolvency, the right to seize the undivided portion or interest in partnership property of one of the partners, cannot be doubted ; and in the present case there is no evidence of bankruptcy.
It is therefore ordered, adjudged and decreed, that the judgment of the district court be affirmed with costs.
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