Legal Opinion

LeClear v. Perkins

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided December 18, 1894PublishedCited by 23 opinions

Error to Kent. (Grove, J.) Case. Plaintiff brings error. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtLong, J.

This is an action for damages for the malicious prosecution of a writ of attachment. The writ of attachment was issued and levy made February 24, 1891. It was dissolved by an order of Judge Adsit, of the Kent circuit, March 7, 1891. This suit was commenced October 19, 1893. The ground of issuing the attachment was that the defendant in the writ (plaintiff here) was about to assign and dispose of his property with intent to defraud his creditors.

Mr. Le Clear, the defendant in the writ, was a photographer at Grand Rapids, and was indebted to defendants in the sum of about $500. Before the%writ…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Crescent City Live Stock Co. v. Batchers' Union Slaughter-House Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1887
  2. Devlin v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
  3. Brand v. HinchmanMichigan Supreme Court · 1888
  4. Sharpe v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1882
  5. Cole v. CurtisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1870

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3Cited by23 opinions

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