Case Name: Anonymous
Court: New York Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1826-08
Citations: 6 Cow. 41
Docket Number: 
Parties: Anonymous.
Judges: 
Reporter: Cowen's Reports
Volume: 6
Pages: 41–41

Head Matter:
Anonymous.
On motion that an argument take preference on the calendar ;
pol^cjsu^a°“^ an incorporated insurance company, not entitled to ^j®fence,llle statute, (sess. 48 fXj Z”5 $ 4 jc ' ’

Opinion:
The Court
, _ . ,. r . decided that a suit upon a policy ot msur-anee against an incorporated insurance company, was not entitled to preference within the 4th section of the " Act x to prevent fraudulent bankruptcies by incorporated companies," &c. passed April 21, 1825, (sess. 48, ch. 325;) a policy not being a contract, note or other evidence of debt, within the meaning of the statute. They said it meant some instrument which is, in itself, evidence of debt; as a note, bill of exchange or bond, 8tc.