Farwell v. Cohen
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Vermilion county; the Hon. C. B. Smith, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Vermilion county; the Hon. C. B. Smith, Judge, presiding. John V..Farwell & Co. filed, in the county court of Vermilion county, a petition, verified by affidavit, wherein it was stated that they were creditors of George Silverman, of that ■county, and that he was indebted to them, for goods sold and delivered, in the sum of $1498.58, and that on December 18, 1887, said Silverman executed and delivered to Daniel Cohen an instrument of writing, as follows : “Know all men by these…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baker
The material question in this case is, whether or not the' instrument which, on December 18, 1887, was executed and delivered by Silverman to Cohen, is such a voluntary assignment as will, under the act of May 22, 1877, (Laws of 1877,, p. 116,) confer jurisdiction and authority upon the county court -to supervise the execution of the trusts created by or; growing out of such instrument, and the administration of th» property thereby conveyed.
By the act its provisions are made applicable “in all eases of voluntary assignments hereafter made for the benefit of creditor or creditors.” In the…
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