Gowan v. Hanson
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the County Court of Milwaukee County. The case is stated in the opinion. The plaintiffs appealed from a judgment, that the “ complaint herein be and hereby is dismissed, and that they take nothing thereby,” etc.
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APPEAL from the County Court of Milwaukee County. The case is stated in the opinion. The plaintiffs appealed from a judgment, that the “ complaint herein be and hereby is dismissed, and that they take nothing thereby,” etc. They contended, inter alia: 1. Under sec. 2131, R. S., as amended by ch. 233, Laws of 1880, an action on a debt before maturity can be maintained against a debtor guilty of the fraudulent acts specified, and garnishee actions maintained against parties indebted to him, where no writ of attachment has been issued. The broad, general words of the statute should receive a…
1Opinion of the Court
Cole, O. J.
This action was commenced by attachment on a debt before maturity, and garnishee proceedings instituted. The ground'for the attachment, as stated in the affidavit made by one of the plaintiffs, was that the affiant had good reason to believe, and verily did believe, that the defendant had assigned, conveyed, disposed of, or concealed, or was about to assign, convey, dispose of, or conceal, his property with intent to defraud his creditors. The amount of debts to become due was stated in the affidavit to be $540.18. An undertaking in only the sum of $750 was executed. The…
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