Charges J. Off & Co. v. Morehead
Illinois Supreme Court
Appear from the County Court of Logan county; the Hon. Donard McCormick, Judge, presiding. This is an action in assumpsit and attachment brought by Charles J. Off & Co. against Della I. Morehead.
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Appear from the County Court of Logan county; the Hon. Donard McCormick, Judge, presiding. This is an action in assumpsit and attachment brought by Charles J. Off & Co. against Della I. Morehead. A writ of attachment was issued upon an affidavit alleging that the defendant had within two years fraudulently conveyed and disposed of her property so as to hinder and delay her creditors, contrary to the provisions of an act entitled “An act to prevent sales of merchandise in fraud of creditors,” approved May 13, 1905, and in force July 1, 1905. This attachment writ was levied upon a stock of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Vickers
The constitutionality of this statute is challenged on the ground that it is in conflict with sections 1 and 2 of the bill of rights. These sections are as follows:
“Sec. 1. All men are by nature free and independent, and have certain inherent and inalienable rights — among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. To secure these rights and the protection of property, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
“Sec. 2. No person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property, without due process of law.”
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- Meadowcroft v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- Wright v. . HartNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
- Millett v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
- Frober v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
- John P. Squire & Co. v. TellierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1904
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Klein v. . MaravelasNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Hirth-Krause Co. v. CohenIndiana Supreme Court · 1912
- Wheeler & Motter Merc. Co. v. MoonMontana Supreme Court · 1914
- G. S. Johnson Co. v. BelooskyIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
- Case v. ChambersOregon Supreme Court · 1957
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