Hulbert v. Detroit Cycle Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Wayne; Donovan, J. Judgment creditor’s bill by William A. Hulbert and another against the Detroit Cycle Company, Limited, and others. Complainants appeal from a decree dismissing the bill on demurrer. The complainants recovered a common-law judgment for $691.04 against the Detroit Cycle Company, Limited, a limited partnership association, formed under Act No. 191 of the Public Acts of 1877, and amendments thereto (1 How.
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Appeal from Wayne; Donovan, J. Judgment creditor’s bill by William A. Hulbert and another against the Detroit Cycle Company, Limited, and others. Complainants appeal from a decree dismissing the bill on demurrer. The complainants recovered a common-law judgment for $691.04 against the Detroit Cycle Company, Limited, a limited partnership association, formed under Act No. 191 of the Public Acts of 1877, and amendments thereto (1 How. Stat. chap. 79, p. 623 et seq.). A ft. fa. was issued in due form, placed in the sheriff’s hands, and returned Wholly unsatisfied. They thereupon filed a…
1Opinion of the Court
Grant, J.,
(after stating the facts). The single purpose of this bill is to impound all the assets of the defendant, the Detroit Cycle Company, to pay its debts. It is alleged that all its property has been dissipated and conveyed in different parcels to the various defendants, with the common object of preventing its application upon the debts due to the complainants and its other creditors. It would certainly be a reproach upon equity jurisprudence if a creditor were compelled to institute a separate suit against each person to whom a debtor has fraudulently conveyed his property. This would…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Torrent v. HamiltonMichigan Supreme Court · 1893
- Collins v. Stix, Kraus & Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1892
- Pullman v. StebbinsU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Montana · 1892
- Bowers v. KeesecherSupreme Court of Iowa · 1859
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Cahall v. LoflandCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1920
- Schaub v. Welded-Barrel Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1902