Raymond v. W. H. Leinberger & Co.
Raymond v. W. H. Leinberger & Co.
Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal of William Glover from a judgment in favor of I. M. Raymond and others, rendered against him by the district court of Lancaster county. Originally, W. H. Leinberger & Co. became indebted to the partnership firm of Raymond Bros. & Co., for merchandise purchased, in the sum of $731.90, and for this amount a judgment was rendered, on which an execution was returned nulla bona. This judgment formed the basis of this action against William Glover, who, it was charged in the petition in this case, with full knowledge of the insolvency of the firm of W. H. Leinberger & Co. and with the intention of defrauding the creditors of W. H. Leinberger & Co., had received a fraudulent transfer of all the real and personal property of said last named firm. The district court specially found that as to the personal property the transfer was made and received in good faith, and, as there is no appeal with respect to this finding, it must stand unquestioned. The real estate transfer was a few days subsequent to that of the personal property. With respect to this transaction the finding of the district court was as follows: “The court further finds that the said W. H. Leinberger and E. Erb [who composed the firm of W. H. Leinberger & Co.] sold their interest in a certain contract for the purchase of real estate, a house and lot in the town of Bromfield, to the defendant William Glover, and
It is further urged in argument that the firm of W. H. Leinberger & Co. had transferred its right to the payment of this fund to W. Y. Morse & Co., and that, therefore, the appellant Glover may be compelled to pay it twice, once under this assignment and once under the judgment in this case. As the firm of W. Y. Morse & Co. is not a party to this action, and as this transfer was not pleaded in bar of plaintiffs’ right of action, we cannot consider this question upon the issues joined.
It is furthermore urged that the judgment is not responsive to the prayer of the petition. In this we think counsel are mistaken, for the petition was framed upon the theory that Glover in his own wrong had obtained title to certain property, which properly should have been subject to-the debts owing by W. H. Leinberger & Co., and there was a prayer that the defendant Glover accordingly should be held liable to plaintiff as creditors of W. H. Ueinberger & Co. The finding of the district court upon
Affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- I. M. Raymond v. W. H. Leinberger & Company, and William Glover
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