McCloskey v. Central Bank of Alabama

This suit was commenced by injunction. It presents one of those frequently recurring questions in regard to the delivery of movables. The facts shown by the record are these: William E. Starke, the owner of a house in this city, finding himself in embarrassed circumstances, advertised his property for sale, and proposed a transfer of it to his creditors. If his proposition should not he accepted, he informed them he should make a surrender by a certain day. The plaintiff, among others, was desirous of purchasing the furniture in the house, and consulted a lawyer to know whether he conld do so…