Brown v. Grand Rapids Parlor Furniture Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern Division of the Western District of Michigan. In Equity. Bill by Willard S. Brown and others against the Grand Bapids Parlor Furniture Company and others to set aside certain chattel mort gages. Decree dismissing the bill. Complainants appeal. Statement by TAFT, Circuit Judge; This was an appeal from a decree of ¡he circuit court,for the western district of Michigan, southern division.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern Division of the Western District of Michigan. In Equity. Bill by Willard S. Brown and others against the Grand Bapids Parlor Furniture Company and others to set aside certain chattel mort gages. Decree dismissing the bill. Complainants appeal. Statement by TAFT, Circuit Judge; This was an appeal from a decree of ¡he circuit court,for the western district of Michigan, southern division. Tim Dili wrt' filed by Willard S. Brown, Jacob G. Do Turk, and John T. Brov, ci-iwn:, of the state of Pennsylvania, against the Grand Rapids…
1Opinion of the Court
TAFT, Circuit Judge,
(after stating the facts.) It is not contended on behalf of the complainants that the debts which the mortgages in question were given to secure are not valid debts of the company, with the exception Of the note held by Clara M. Pierce for ($1,000. Whether the Pierce note is a valid obligation is not material On this issue, because the other secured debts, if the mortgages aré-held ¡valid, are mOre than enough to consume the fund in court. There is no charge of actual bad faith made with reference to the giving of these mortgages. The contention of the complainants is that…
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