3 Mo. 252 | Mo. | 1833
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The plaintiff sued Keen and Page by attachment in the Circuit Court, and summoned the defendants as garnishees. Judgment was rendered against the defendants,
First. For want of certainty in the description of the property conveyed; and,
Second. Because it establishes a preference among the creditors of the grantor.
The authorities cited do not, as we think, support the position; on the contrary, the law is regarded as well settled that a debtor has a right to prefer one creditor to another. 5 T. R., 420; 8 T. R., 521; 2 J. C. R., 306; 4 J. C. R., 529. And that a general assignment, without a schedule of the property conveyed, or of the creditors provided for, will be good and effectual. 7 Peters’ Rep., 613. The judgment of the Circuit Court is therefore affirmed with costs.