Dowie v. Humphrey
Wisconsin Supreme Court
On January 21, 1890, one Charles Dowie, a resident of St. Croix county, died intestate. On April 2,1890, one Silas Staples was appointed Ms administrator, and qualified as such.
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On January 21, 1890, one Charles Dowie, a resident of St. Croix county, died intestate. On April 2,1890, one Silas Staples was appointed Ms administrator, and qualified as such. On October 1, 1890, A. J. Goss, of Hudson, was appointed attorney in fact for each and all of the twelve several heirs at law of said deceased, for the purpose of receiving from said administrator and settling with him for all moneys belonging to said estate upon final settlement. ' Said A. J. Goss was at the time the sole owner of the unincorporated bank known as the Hudson Savings Bank, and continued such owner down…
1Opinion of the Court
Cassoday, 0. J.
Tbe Dowie estate was fully settled April 14,1893, and tbe entire assets of that estate, after paying all allowances and liabilities, were on that day turned over to A. J. Goss, as tbe attorney in fact of tbe twelve Dowie beirs. By that transaction A. J. Goss became indebted di*102rectly to tbe several Dowie heirs for nearly $10,000. Two months afterwards A. J. Gross made a voluntary assignment for the benefit of his creditors to the defendant, Humphrey; and on investigation it turns out that his estate is overwhelmingly insolvent. Now, it is contended that Humphrey, as such…
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