Legal Opinion

Eau Claire National Bank v. Macauley

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided November 22, 1898PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeals from orders of the circuit court for Dunn county: E. "W". Helms, Circuit Judge. They contended, inter alia, that sec. 3, ch. 334, Laws of 1897, did not impair the obligation of contracts, since it injured nobody, but left to parties an adequate remedy. Von Baumbach v. Bade, 9 Wis. 559; Starkweather v. Hawes, 10 id. 125; State ■ex rel. Soutter' v. Common Council, 15 id. 30; State ex rel. Knox v. HundTiausen, 23 id. 508, 24 id. 196; Second Ward Sav.

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Appeals from orders of the circuit court for Dunn county: E. "W". Helms, Circuit Judge. They contended, inter alia, that sec. 3, ch. 334, Laws of 1897, did not impair the obligation of contracts, since it injured nobody, but left to parties an adequate remedy. Von Baumbach v. Bade, 9 Wis. 559; Starkweather v. Hawes, 10 id. 125; State ■ex rel. Soutter' v. Common Council, 15 id. 30; State ex rel. Knox v. HundTiausen, 23 id. 508, 24 id. 196; Second Ward Sav. Hank v. Schranck, 9Y id. 250; Tennessee v. Sneed, 96 U. S. 69; Ba/rnitz v. Beverly, 163 id. 118. An attachment is a remedy given by law and…

1Opinion of the Court

Cassoday, O. J.

It appears from the record that November 4, 189Y, the defendant T. A. Johnson made a voluntary assignment for the benefit of his creditors to the defendant Bobert Macauley, who thereupon duly qualified as such as-signee ; that, within two days prior to the making of such assignment, the plaintiff (or plaintiffs) in each of the four above-entitled actions caused an attachment to be levied upon certain property of said Johnson so_ subsequently assigned. The grounds for each of such attachments, as stated in the affidavit therefor, are to the effect that the above-named T. A.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Second Ward Savings Bank v. SchranckWisconsin Supreme Court · 1897
  2. Peninsular Lead & Color Works v. Union Oil & Paint Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1898

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Frame v. PlumbWisconsin Supreme Court · 1909
  2. Corbett v. JoannesWisconsin Supreme Court · 1905
  3. H. W. Wright Lumber Co. v. HixonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
  4. Oshkosh Water Works Co. v. City of OshkoshWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
  5. Hammel v. CairnesWisconsin Supreme Court · 1906

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