Supreme Court of Pennsylvania July 3, 1867 (Brua's Appeal)

The opinion of the court was delivered, July 3d 1867, by

Thompson, J.

— Participation in the distribution of the funds in the hands of the assignee of Gideon Kauffman, an insolvent debtor, now deceased, by Swartz, the appellee, was resisted by the creditors of the former, on the ground that the four notes held by him, were given by Kauffman to Hollinger, without consideration, on a wagering