Quimby v. Uhl
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Kent; Wolcott, J. Bill by EmelineK. Quimby, EthelynG. Quimby, Clara S. Morley) Walter W. Drew, as administrator of the estate of Ichabod L. Quimby, deceased, and Clara S. Morley, as administratrix de bonis non of the estate of George I. Quimby, deceased, against Edwin F. Uhl, individually andas assignee of Ichabod L. Quimby, and Raymond L. Quimby and Irving L. Quimby, for a receiver and an accounting. There was a decree for defendants, and complainants appealed.
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Appeal from Kent; Wolcott, J. Bill by EmelineK. Quimby, EthelynG. Quimby, Clara S. Morley) Walter W. Drew, as administrator of the estate of Ichabod L. Quimby, deceased, and Clara S. Morley, as administratrix de bonis non of the estate of George I. Quimby, deceased, against Edwin F. Uhl, individually andas assignee of Ichabod L. Quimby, and Raymond L. Quimby and Irving L. Quimby, for a receiver and an accounting. There was a decree for defendants, and complainants appealed. Defendant Uhl having died, his executrix, Alice F. Uhl, was substituted as defendant. In August, 1879, the defendant Uhl…
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
(after stating the facts). if he above opin*211ion so completely covers the case that little else need be said. Mr. Uhl, upon the execution of the assignment and its acceptance by him, became the trustee for the creditors •and Mr. Ichabod L. Quimby. As such it was his duty to ■dispose of the property, páy the debts, and, if anything remained, turn it over to Mr. Quimby. Under common-law assignments, the assignee has no right to continue to carry on a business without the authority of a court in chancery, or the assent of the creditors and the assignor. In this case both the assignor and the…
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