Dollins & Co. v. Lindsey & Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Marengo. Heard before tbe Hon. Thomas W. Coleman. Bill in equity by William Lindsey & Co. and others, on behalf of themselves and other creditors of Brice Brothers, an insolvent mercantile partnership, against tbeir said debtors, and against A. J. Dollins & Co., to whom they had made a sale or transfer of all their goods and assets, which was alleged,to be fraudulent, and also against several creditors who had levied attachments on the…
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Marengo. Heard before tbe Hon. Thomas W. Coleman. Bill in equity by William Lindsey & Co. and others, on behalf of themselves and other creditors of Brice Brothers, an insolvent mercantile partnership, against tbeir said debtors, and against A. J. Dollins & Co., to whom they had made a sale or transfer of all their goods and assets, which was alleged,to be fraudulent, and also against several creditors who had levied attachments on the property. The bill was filed on the 28d November, 1889, and sought to set aside the transfer to Dollins & Co., and to subject…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, C. J.
The present suit is by creditors of Price Brothers. It is not pretended that A. J. Dollins & Co. are debtors of the complainants, nor is the bill so framed as that relief can be obtained against them as debtors. The bill charges that Price Brothers are insolvent; that they are indebted to the several complainants in separate amounts; that they were merchants carrying on business, owning a stock of goods, a store-house, store-fixtures and some other chattels; that on December 29th, 1888, they pretended to sell their store-house, store-fixtures and merchandise to A. J. Dollins & Co., and that…
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