Wilson v. Estate of Hotchkiss
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne. (Reilly, J.) Appeal from disallowance of claim by commissioners on claims. Judgment of circuit court, affirming decision of commissioners, The facts are stated in the opinion. 1. So far as we have been able to find, the only cases where general reputation for solvency has been received were where “ the issue was whether a preferred creditor or a grantor of a debtor had reason to believe him to be insolvent; citing 1 Greenl.
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Error to Wayne. (Reilly, J.) Appeal from disallowance of claim by commissioners on claims. Judgment of circuit court, affirming decision of commissioners, The facts are stated in the opinion. 1. So far as we have been able to find, the only cases where general reputation for solvency has been received were where “ the issue was whether a preferred creditor or a grantor of a debtor had reason to believe him to be insolvent; citing 1 Greenl. Ev. § 101, and notes and cases cited; and see Bank v. Buck, 56 Mich. 394; VanNess v. Hadsell, 54 Id. 560, 563. 2. In the absence of any evidence tending to…
1Opinion of the CourtChamplin, C. J.
Adeline C. Hotchkiss died testate at Detroit, Mich., and Hugh McGregor Wilson presented to the commissioners on claims his claims against the estate, consisting of open accounts and promissory notes *174aggregating about $40,000. The commissioners disallowed those claims; and he appealed to the Wayne circuit court, where a trial was had before a jury, who found by their verdict that Wilson had no cause of action. Claimant brings error. The errors assigned are to the rulings of the trial court in the admission of testimony, and the charge, and refusals to charge, of the court. There were no issues…
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