Paine v. Aberdeen Hotel Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Paine v. Aberdeen Hotel Co., 60 Miss. 360 (Miss. 1882)
Campbell
Paine v. Aberdeen Hotel Co.
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court.
An assignee for creditors is not a bona fide purchaser for valuable consideration.
The landlord has a right to cause the goods of the tenant, liable to be taken for rent, to be seized and held therefor against all the world, except a purchaser in good faith for a valuable consideration.
Judgment affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- George C. Paine, Assignee v. Aberdeen Hotel Company
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- Syllabus
- 1. Bona Fide Purchaser. Assignee for creditors. An assignee of property for the benefit of the assignor’s creditors is not a bona fide purchaser for a valuable consideration. 2. Landlord and Tbnant. Conflict between landlord and assignee. A landlord has the right to cause goods assigned by the tenant for the benefit of his creditors to be seized in attachment for rent if they would otherwise be-liable, notwithstanding the assignment, the landlord’s claim being good against every one not a purchaser in good faith and for value.