...and chattels by a vendor in possessiou void as against the creditors of the vendor unless the sale "be accompanied by an immediate delivery, and be followed...continued change of possession, of the things sold. " 3. The active participation of the court m the examination of a party who testifies in his own behalf...

...every assignment of such property, by way of mortgage or security, or upon any condition whatever, unless the same be accompanied by an immediate delivery,...and be followed by an actual and continued change of possession, creates a presumption of fraud as against the creditors of the seller or assignor, during...

...assignment of goods or chattels, unless the same be accompanied by a delivery within a reasonable time, and be followed by an actual and continued change of possession of the things sold or assigned, sbnll be conclusive evidence of fraud as against the creditors of the vendor, or assignor, or subsequent...

..."Every mortgage or conveyance intended tooperate аз а mortgage of personal property, which shall not be accompanied by an immediate delivery, and be followed by an actual and continued change of possession, of the tilings mortgaged, shall be absolutely void, as against the creditors of the...

...frauds of this state, it is made conclusive evidence of fraud in the sale of goods, unless the sole is " accompanied by an immediate delivery, and be followed by an actual and continued change of possession." In this case there was, at the most, a mere constructive change of possession. Josephs...

...conveyance intended to operate as a mortgage, of goods and chattels hereafter made, which shall not be accompanied by an immediate delivery and be followed by an actual Opinion of the Court, per BARTLETT, J. [Vol. 162. and continued change of possession * * * shall be...

...memorandum shall be deemed a note of the contract of sale, within the meaning of the last section. § 5. Every sale made by a vendor, of goods and chattels...control, and every assignment of goods and chattels, by way of mortgage or security, or upon any condition whatever, unless the same be accompanied by an...

...of the evidence is determined by statute. Thus, for example, in Michigan the statute provides that " every sale made by a vendor, of goods and chattels in his possession or under his control, . . . unless the same be accompanied by an immediate delivery, and be followed by an actual and continued...

...(providing that transfers of chattels shall be presumed to be fraudulent unless the same be accompanied hy an immediate delivery, and be followed by an actual and continued change of possession), the delivery and possession contemplated is not such a technical delivery as would...

...purchasers in good faith, are defined by the followMorse et al. v. Morriecm. ing statutory provisions: "Every sale made by a vendor of goods and chattels...goods and chattels, unless the same be accompanied by immediate delivery, and be followed by an actual and continued change of possession of the things sold...