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6 Cal. 238

Ryan v. Daly

California Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1856

California Supreme Court · decided 1856-07-01

Bill to enjoin a judgment confessed by defendant Daly, to defendants Douglass & Co. It is admitted that Douglass & Co. were bona ficle creditors of Daly, in the amount of the judgment, and were ignorant of any fraud in the entering of the judgment, but that Daly, knowing that the plaintiff, also his creditor, was about to issue an attachment, and being in failing circumstances, confessed the judgment, and caused an execution to issue and levy to be made, without the…

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Decided 1856-07-01

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The opinion of the Court was delivered by Mr. Justice Terry.

¶1Mr. Chief Justice Murray concurred.

¶2It is admitted by the parties, that Daly being in failing circumstances, confessed a judgment in favor of Douglass & Co., and himself procured an execution to be issued and levied on his property without the knowledge or solicitation of Douglass & Co.; that this was done with a full knowledge of plaintiff’s intention to sue out an attachment against him, and for the purpose of preventing the plaintiff from satisfying the same out of his (Daly’s,) property.

¶3The 20th section of the statute, concerning fraudulent conveyances and contracts provides, that all judgments, suffered with intent to hinder, delay or defraud creditors, shall, as to such creditor, be void. It follows that the confession of judgment by Daly in favor of Douglass & Co., having been suffered for the purpose of hindering and delaying the collection of plaintiff’s debt, is void to him.

¶4Judgment reversed.

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