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90 Wis. 39

Ray v. Hixon

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided April 3, 1895

Wisconsin Supreme Court · decided 1895-04-03

M. MobRow, Circuit Judge. This action was brought by George H. Ray, assignee under a voluntary assignment of the firm of McDonald Bros., against one G-ideon C. Hixon, for the purpose of setting aside certain real-estate mortgages and bills of sale of personal property which were given by McDonald Bros, to se¿ cure repayment of a loan of $75,000 made by Hixon to them January 21, 1889.

Relies on Kerrison Assignee v. Stewart et al. · Corcoran v. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company · Richter v. Jerome

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Reversed · Decided 1895-04-03

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Cited by 4 later decisions — most recently January 1960

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"Winslow, J.

¶1It is clear that the action brought by the assignee to set aside the Hixon mortgages as fraudulent was brought by him in his trust capacity, representing all the creditors of McDonald Bros. S. & B. Ann. Stats. secs. 16935, 1702a.

¶2The judgment in that action was necessarily binding upon the assignee, subject only to his right to move for a new trial or to appeal. "Under, the advice of able counsel, and apparently in the exercise of entire good faith, he accepted. the result, sold the mortgaged property (necessarily with the consent of the mortgagees), and paid over the proceeds of sale to the defendants, with the sanction and approval of the circuit court. It appears also that, upon such payment being made, the mortgagees satisfied and discharged the mortgages. Thus, the whole controversy was unquestionably settled; and it is clear that the arrangement was one by which both parties mutually agreed to settle the entire litigation and waive the right to appeal. Such an agreement, fairly made, constitutes an effective waiver of the right of appeal. Thornton v. Madison Woolen Mills, 41 Wis. 265; Elliott, App. Proc. § 148; Sloane v. Anderson, 57 Wis. 123, and cases cited on page 129. Hothing is left for adjudication.

¶3The assignee, therefore, had no right of appeal after he had made this settlement. In the absence of fraud or bad faith, whatever binds the trustee in an action brought by .him in his trust capacity binds the cestuis que trustent whom he represents. Richter v. Jerome, 123 U. S. 233, 246; Kerrison v. Stewart, 93 U. S. 155-160; Corcoran v. C. & O. Canal Co. 94 U. S. 741, 745. Ho fraud or bad faith on the part of the trustee is shown in the present case. On the contrary good faith affirmatively appears. Therefore the creditors are bound by the judgment and the settlement thereof «equally with their trustee.

¶4There being no right of appeal, there was no right to set-*46tie a bill of exceptions, and an order attempting to grant such, right is appealable. Evans v. St. Paul F. & M. Ins. Co. 54 Wis. 522.

¶5By the OouH.— Order reversed, and action remanded with directions to deny the motion.

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