Fowler v Padget (1798) 7 Term Rep 509; 101 ER 1103 is an old UK insolvency law case, which concerned what amounted to an act of bankruptcy.
Lord Kenyon held that there had been no act of bankruptcy, and Fowler's intention in leaving his house was not fraudulent.
This is a question of infinite importance, and therefore I wished that the parties would have consented to put it on the record, in order that it might be finally decided by the Court of dernier resort.
The Legislature never could have meant to extend criminality to a person who leaves his house, only for the purpose of transacting his legal concerns.
And as this verdict was taken on the ground that the plaintiff had not committed an act of bankruptcy, I am not prepared to say that there ought to be a new trial.Ashurst J, Grose J and Lawrence J gave concurring opinions.