VETTERLEIN v. BARNES


124 U.S. 169 (1888)

VETTERLEIN v. BARNES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 9, 1888.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Calderon Carlisle and Mr. T. Mitchell Tyng for appellants. Mr. John D. McPherson was with them on their brief.

Mr. Harrington Putnam for appellee. Mr. James K. Hill and Mr. Henry T. Wing were with him on his brief.


MR. JUSTICE HARLAN, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

1. The District Court correctly held, upon the evidence, that at the time of the transfer by Theodore H. Vetterlein of the policies in question for the benefit of his wife and children, neither Meurer nor Theodore J. Vetterlein had any valuable pecuniary interest in the assets of the former firms, and that the firm of Vetterlein & Co., composed of Theodore H. Vetterlein and Bernhard...

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