Maziroff v. Commercial Bank
Maziroff v. Commercial Bank
Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff sued the defendant for an alleged wrongful attachment of her property and for wrongfully issuing a writ of garnishment, by which, owing to the peculiar form of the writ, money on deposit in her name
In Bump, Fraud. Conv. § 128, it is said:
“ In such cases of concurrent possession, it is a question for the jury whether the change of possession has been actual and bona fide, not pretended, deceptive, and collusive. If there are facts tending to show that the grantor has a beneficial interest in the business, or that the proceeds go to him beyond a reasonable compensation for his services, or that he has unlimited power to draw upon the till, or that, with the knowledge of the vendee, he takes money to pay his own debts, these are facts for the jury.”
Yet in the present case the circuit judge treated the evidence as conclusively showing that the plaintiff was in actual possession of the property and business, and' not merely holding a pretended or colorable possession, and
It is contended that this error should not cause a reversal of the case, for the reason that the testimony conclusively shows the property to have been in the plaintiff. We are not to pass upon the facts, but, in view of this contention, feel impelled to say that there is more than one badge of fraud in this case, and that the question of fact is one for the jury.
Judgment reversed, and a new trial ordered.
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