Doggett, Bassett & Hills Co. v. Bates
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Piatt County j the Hon. J. F. Hughes, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtCohger, P. J.
In January, 1886, Edward Bates, a merchant at Mansfield, in Piatt County, was in failing circumstances. He had already paid one creditor some 81,600, by permitting such creditor to take that amount from his stock of goods. On January 30th, D. P. Erwin & Company, creditors of Bates, by their attorney, were at Monticollo, the county seat, taking steps to attach the goods and property of Bates.
The attorney of appellants, who were also creditors of Bates, upon that day, the 30th of January, went to Mansfield to secure tlieir claim. He found the store closed, and after some negotiation the…
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