Legal Opinion
The People v. Farmers State Bank
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided June 19, 1929No. Nos. 19375, 19376. Reversed and remandedPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dunn
Two bills filed in the circuit court of Henry county on July 25, 1927, presented for decision the question, Does the law of Illinois give to the State a right to priority of payment of its debt out of its debtor’s property over his other creditors ? The circuit court holding that it did not, sustained demurrers to the bills seeking to enforce such priority. The complainants electing to stand by their bills, they were dismissed for want of equity and they have appealed to this court, the State being interested in the cases.
The complainants in both cases were the People of thé State of Illinois…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Smith v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- United States v. State Bank of NCSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
- Marshall v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- United States F. & G. Co. v. BramwellOregon Supreme Court · 1923
- Matter of Carnegie Trust CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
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3Cited by27 opinions
- UNITED STATES v. MOORE Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Smith v. TomanIllinois Supreme Court · 1938
- People Ex Rel. Russell v. Farmers State & Savings Bank of Grant ParkIllinois Supreme Court · 1930
- People Ex Rel. Nelson v. West Englewood Trust & Savings BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1933
- Nelson v. John B. Colegrove & Co. State BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1933
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