Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1896

Penoyar v. Kelsey

Penoyar v. Kelsey
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided April 15, 1896
5 A.D. 620; 41 N.Y.S. 1126; 75 N.Y. St. Rep. 1501
Penoyar v. Kelsey

Opinion of the Court

Motion for reargument denied, and it is hereby certified that a question has arisen under section 636 of the Code of Civil Procedure, which provides that an attachment may issue, viz.: “Where, for the purpose of procuringcredit, or the extension of credit, the defendant has made a false statement in writing, under his own hand or signature, or under the hand or signature of a duly authorized agent, made with his knowledge and acquiescence as to his financial responsibility or standing,” whether an alleged raise statement in writing by a debtor which does not come to the knowledge or notice of a creditor until after credit has been given to the debtor, is sufficient to authorize the granting of a warrant of attachment under such provision.

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