79 Ind. 596 | Ind. | 1881
— Error is assigned solely upon the overruling of the motion for a new trial, which was asked on the ground that the verdict was contrary to the law and the evidence. The appellant brought the action, alleging in two paragraphs of his complaint, that he had obtained a judgment against the defendants Coats and Froth, on which execution had been issued and returned nulla bona; and that, with intent to defraud the plaintiff and other creditors, Froth had conveyed to the defendants Bobinson and Wisely certain real estate; and in two other paragraphs alleging that he had obtained a judgment against said defendants Coats and Froth, on which execution had been issued and returned nulla bona; and that said defendants, with intent to defraud the plaintiffs and their other creditors, had pretended to sell and transfer to said Bobinson and Wisely, who were participants in the fraudulent design, a certain stock of goods in a country store, the property of said Coats and Froth.
Counsel for the appellant claim that the evidence shows that the sale of the property described Avas made for the purpose of applying the proceeds to the payment of the individual creditors of Froth, and that, as a creditor of Coats and Froth, the appellant had a right to be first' paid out of the partnership property.
It is a sufficient answer to this, that the complaint evidently was not drawn for the purpose of asserting any such right, and does not state facts sufficient to establish it. It is not alleged that Coats and Froth Avere partners, and if it were
Judgment affirmed, with costs.