Akins v. Stradley
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Howard Circuit Court. Action in chancery. • A demurrer to the petition was sustained, and thereupon a decree was entered dismissing the bill. Plaintiff appeals. The facts of the case appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Beck, Ch. J.
— I. The petition alleges that the estate of William Bones, deceased, is indebted to plaintiff in a large sum, which has been duly allowed by the proper court of probate, and that the estate is nearly insolvent, not being capable of jiaying more than ten per centum upon the debts proved against it. It is shown that Bones was a member of two co-partnerships at the time of his death, both of which were, in proper proceedings in the United States court, declared bankrupts, and the property of the firms was, under the proceedings, seized and appropriated to the payment of the firm…
2Cited by3 opinions
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- Bird v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1885