Burrows v. Leech
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Wayne; Lillibridge, J. Judgment creditor’s bill by George L. Burrows and Amasa Rust, copartners as Burrows & Rust, against Edward W. Leech, survivor of himself and Patrick M. Gamble, deceased, copartners as E. W. Leech & Co., and Archibald G. Lindsay, individually and as receiver. Complainant Rust died pending the hearing, and the cause was revived in the name of complainant Burrows as survivor. From a decree dismissing the bill, complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
One Gamble was a member of two co-partnerships, viz., - E. W. Leech & Co., consisting of E. W. Leech and himself, and Lindsay & Gamble, consisting of the defendant Lindsay and himself. The firm of E. W. Leech & Co. and its individual members became insolvent, and Gamble, for and on behalf of the firm, gave mortgages upon the firm property, to secure certain creditors. The first mortgage was given to the Michigan Savings Bank, the second to Lindsay for the purpose of securing claims of Lindsay & Gamble and the People’s Savings Bank, and these were followed by several others, given to persons…
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