Wilson v. Aaron
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Livingston county; the Hon. N. J. Pillsbury, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Court, affirming a judgment of the circuit court of Livingston county.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Livingston county; the Hon. N. J. Pillsbury, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Court, affirming a judgment of the circuit court of Livingston county. The facts which led to the litigation, so far as they are material to a proper understanding of the case, are, in substance, as follows: On the 21st of February, 1888, Sylvanus Mitchell made a voluntary assignment of his property to Y. I. Aaron, for the benefit of his creditors. The deed of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
It will be observed that the assignment involved in this case was properly executed, acknowledged, and recorded in the •office of the county clerk; that the assignee accepted the trust, ,•filed a bond, which was approved by the county court, reduced the property to possession, inventoried it, and advertised it for sale. Under the facts as stated, the first question presented is, whether, under the act of May 22,1877,—an act concerning voluntary assignments,—the county court acquired jurisdiction over the insolvent estate. The question, as we understand it, has been fully settled by the former…
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