Hecht v. Green
Citations
- 61 Cal. 269
- 1882 Cal. LEXIS 595
Syllabus
<p>Assignment fob the Benefit of CeedÍtobs—Attachment—Nonstht.— In an action against the garnishees, under an attachment to recover money of the judgment debtors alleged to be in their hands, it appeared from the evidence of the plaintiff that the money in the hands of the defendant was the proceeds of sales of property assigned to them by the judgment debtor for the benefit of creditors.</p> <p>Held: A nonsuit was properly granted. It was incumbent on the plaintiffs to impeach the assignment before asking the Court to disregard it; the Court had no right to assume that it was not a valid assignment.</p> <p>Id.—Insolvency Act.—The provisions of the Civil Code relative to assign- v ments for the benefit of creditors were not repealed by the “Act for the relief of insolvent debtors,” approved April 16, 1880.</p>
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- holding that mandamus relief sought against court reporter “in the first instance lies with the superior court judge,” not the appellate court
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