James Scott & Sons v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Woodbury District Court. — Hon. Soott M. Ladd, Judge; This is a controversy between creditors, as to their respective priorities to the funds of the Sioux City Dry-Goods Company, now in the hands of W. F. Thomas, assignee. The lower court held that plaintiffs were entitled to* share with the other creditors who had filed their claims within the three months provided by the statute, and the" assignee and other creditors appeal.—
1Opinion of the CourtDeerner, J.
*4441 *443On the twenty-sixth day of April,. 1893, the Sioux City Dry-Goods Company, a corporation doing business at Sioux City, Iowa, made an assignment for the benefit of its creditors to W. F. Thomas, as assignee. This assignee accepted the trust, and on the twenty-eighth day of April, 1893, signed a notice of ■the assignment, notifying all creditors that they were required to file their claims aigainst the company .within the three months from date. This notice was published in the Sioux City Daily Journal; the first publication being on the twenty-ninth day of April,. 1893. Afterward, and on the-…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Conlee Lumber Co. v. MeyerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1888
- In re Assignment of HoltSupreme Court of Iowa · 1876
- Carter v. LeeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1891
- McKindley, Gilchrist & Co. v. NourseSupreme Court of Iowa · 1885