Irion v. Hume
Mississippi Supreme Court
Error to the Circuit Court of Alcorn County. Hon. B. B. Boone, Judge. Scruggs, Donegan, & Co. brought suit, by attachment, against Thomas Irion and W. M. Irion, for $52,370.78, in the circuit court of Tishemingo county, on the 12th day of March, 1861, alleging, as a ground for the issuance of the attachment, that the debtors bad assigned and disposed of their property, or were about to do so, with intent to defraud their creditors, or give an unfair preference to some of…
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Error to the Circuit Court of Alcorn County. Hon. B. B. Boone, Judge. Scruggs, Donegan, & Co. brought suit, by attachment, against Thomas Irion and W. M. Irion, for $52,370.78, in the circuit court of Tishemingo county, on the 12th day of March, 1861, alleging, as a ground for the issuance of the attachment, that the debtors bad assigned and disposed of their property, or were about to do so, with intent to defraud their creditors, or give an unfair preference to some of them. Bond was executed according to law, and the attachment issued was, on the 16th March, 1861, and the 18th March, 1861,…
1Opinion of the Court
Simrall. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
Scruggs, Donegan & Co. brought an attachment suit against Thomas and William Ition for $52,370 78, in March, 1861. The attachment in the same month was levied upon sundry slaves and other property. On the 23d of March, 1851, Delilab Irion preferred a claim to part of the slaves, and executed the claimant’s bond in the penal sum of $13,000. Mary M. Irion also claimed another portion of the slaves, and gave bond in the penalty of $22,000.
At the September term, 1861, the attaching creditor tendered an issue, which was joined, in 1866, by Delilah F.…
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