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11 N.Y. St. Rep. 673

Pool v. Harris

City of New York Municipal Court

Decided November 25, 1887

City of New York Municipal Court · decided 1887-11-25

This action was begun October 16, 1884, by Hiram Pool, as plaintiff, against one Vandewater. It was claimed by the plaintiff that the firm of Nichols & Co. had, from time to time, borrowed money from him, and they in return had assigned to him, as collateral security for such loans, various hook acounts owing that firm. Among the acounts so assigned was one against said Vandewater. But it appears that on September 4, 1884, the defendants Harris, to whom.

Decided 1887-11-25

Nehrbas, J.

¶1—The question whether the transfer from Nichols & Co. was fraudulent as to the creditors of the assignors, was one of fact for the jury. The defendants were both attaching and judgment creditors, and had a right to assail the assignment by every legal method of attack. The evidence adduced in support of the assignment was clearly sufficient to warrant a verdict, but the witnesses were more or less interested in sustaining it, and their evidence is, therefore, not conclusive. Kavanagh v. Wilson, 70 N. Y., 177. Besides, the testimony is of such a character that the jury might well doubt the bona fides of *674the transfer and find accordingly. It is trac the defendants requested the court to direct a verdict in their favor, but when the court denied their application, they asked to go to the jury on the facts. This request the trial judge refused to grant, and directed a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. This was error, for which the judgment must be reversed and a new trial granted, with costs to abide the event.

¶2McAdam, C. J., concurs.

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