In re Stevens
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by the petitioning creditors from an order of the district court for Hennepin county, Hicks, J., presiding, dismissing the petition, on motion of other creditors, who were made parties respondent, as having received preferences.
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
This is a proceeding under the insolvency act of 1881, in which, upon the petition of the requisite number of creditors, an alleged insolvent, with certain other creditors, was cited before the court to show cause why a receiver should not be appointed, as provided in Laws 1881, c. 148, § 2. The only fault found with the petition is that it fails to specifically and precisely point out the manner, or how, by reason of certain acts of the debtor therein quite fully detailed, the creditors cited obtained a preference. The petitioners state, after other formal matters, the execution and delivery…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Clark v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
- In re HapgoodDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1873
3Cited by2 opinions
- Kullman & Co. v. WoolleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1936
- Daniels v. PalmerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889