Hyman v. Barmon
Citations
- 6 Wash. 516
- 33 P. 1076
- 1893 Wash. LEXIS 326
Syllabus
<p>ASSIGNMENT FOR BENEFIT OF CREDITORS — PREFERENCE — NOTICE OF FRAUDULENT INTENT —ATTORNEY AND CLIENT.</p> <p>Where a debtor in failing circumstances confesses judgment in favor of certain creditors, who have knowledge of his condition, after the intention to make an assignment had been fully formed in his mind, and follows the confessions of judgment with an assignment for the benefit of creditors, such judgment liens are voidable, and the assignee, or a receiver appointed by the court, is entitled to the possession of all the debtor’s property for the purpose of making pro rata distribution among all the bona fide creditors.</p> <p>A creditor is chargeable with the knowledge of his attorney that a debtor intends to make an assignment at the time he confesses judgment in favor of the creditor.</p>
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