Eames v. Kaiser

Citations

• 142 U.S. 488
• 12 S. Ct. 302
• 35 L. Ed. 1091
• 1892 U.S. LEXIS 1987

Syllabus

<p>C. & Co. commenced suit against K. in Texas and caused his property to be attached on the ground that he was about to convert it or a part of it into money for the purpose of placing it beyond the reach of his creditors. K. sued C. & Co. to recover damages for the wrongful issue and levy of those attachments. On the trial of the latter case, proof was made tending to show fraud- on the part of K. by putting his property into' notes and placing them beyond the reach of his creditors, and, among other things he testified as a witness in his own behalf, that on the day of the levy or the next day a large amount owed to him was put into negotiable notes. On cross-examination he was asked what he had done with the notes. Plaintiff’s counsel objected, and the objection* was sustained. Held, that this was error.</p>