Barton v. Geiler

Decision Date26 March 1883
Citation27 L.Ed. 687,2 S.Ct. 387,108 U.S. 161
PartiesBARTON, Jr., Assignee, etc. v. GEILER
CourtU.S. Supreme Court

H. E. Jackson, for plaintiff in error.

No counsel for defendant in error.

WAITE, C. J.

This was a suit in equity brought in a state court of Tennessee by Barton, as assignee in bankruptcy of Kessler & Har- mon, to set aside a conveyance made by Kessler, one of the bankrupts, to Geiler, and the only question presented by the writ of error is whether, upon the testimony embodied in the record, and considered by the supreme court of Tennessee in the determination of the cause, it should have been found that the conveyance was in fraud of the bankrupt law. The question is entirely one of fact. There can be no dispute about the law. It is sufficient to say that, after a careful examination of the testimony, we are satisfied with the conclusion finally reached below. It would serve no useful purpose to set forth in an opinion the details of the evidence, or to enter into any discussion as to its effect.

The decree of the supreme court of Tennessee is affirmed.

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  • Torrence v. Shedd
    • United States
    • U.S. Supreme Court
    • 11 Abril 1892
    ...is no controversy in the case now which can be separated from that about the partnership, and fully determined by itself.' 108 U. S. 161, 2 Sup. Ct. Rep. 387. Accordingly, in a suit by a judgment creditor to have the property of his debtor sold and applied to the payment of his debt, after ......
  • McKenna v. Simpson
    • United States
    • U.S. Supreme Court
    • 5 Marzo 1889
    ...U. S. 20, and Trimble v. Woodhead, 102 U. S. 647, were cases commenced in the circuit court of the United States; and Barton v. Geiler, 108 U. S. 161, 2 Sup. Ct. Rep. 387, was commenced in a state court. See, also, Clark v. Ewing, 9 Biss. 440, 3 Fed. Rep. 83; Olcott v. Maclean, 73 N. Y. 223......
  • Fred Rector v. City Deposit Bank Company
    • United States
    • U.S. Supreme Court
    • 19 Febrero 1906
    ...right or title specially claimed under a law of the United States. Peck v. Jenness, 7 How. 612, 12 L. ed. 841; Barton v. Geiler, 108 U. S. 161, 27 L. ed. 687, 2 Sup. Ct. Rep. 387; Williams v. Heard, 140 U. S. 529, 35 L. ed. 550, 11 Sup. Ct. Rep. 885; Dushane v. Beall, 161 U. S. 513, 40 L. e......

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