Legal Opinion

A. M. Lanphear & Co. v. Ketcham

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided July 15, 1894PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Error from Atohison District Court. ON the 17th day of May, 1890, Lanphear & Co. commenced their action against William Ketcham, to recover $1,800, on a note of that amount, dated August 14, 1889, payable six months after date. The firm of A. M. Lanphear & Co. consisted of A. M. Lanphear and H. N. Jewett.

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Error from Atohison District Court. ON the 17th day of May, 1890, Lanphear & Co. commenced their action against William Ketcham, to recover $1,800, on a note of that amount, dated August 14, 1889, payable six months after date. The firm of A. M. Lanphear & Co. consisted of A. M. Lanphear and H. N. Jewett. On the 17th day of May, 1890, plaintiffs, after having filed an affidavit and bond for attachment, caused a writ to issue, and the same was levied on the east half of lot No. 4, in block 39, in the city of Atchison, upon which there is a store building. The property was appraised by the…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

HortoN, C. J.:

In the action of Jewett against Harriet Ketcham and her husband, William Ketcham, a temporary injunction was allowed, restraining them from selling or disposing of the real estate attached in this action. In that action, to obtain the attachment issued, A. M. Lanphear, as the agent of Jewett, made an affidavit that William Ketcham had assigned and disposed of his property with intent to hinder, delay and defraud his creditors. The second paragraph or *802count of the petition was in the nature of a creditor’s bill, seeking to have Mrs.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Sheppard v. ThomasSupreme Court of Kansas · 1881
  2. Brooks v. HallSupreme Court of Kansas · 1887

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Harpham Bros. v. PerrySupreme Court of Kansas · 1925
  2. State Bank v. ChattenSupreme Court of Kansas · 1904
  3. Coleman v. CostelloSupreme Court of Kansas · 1924
  4. Fuller v. WrightSupreme Court of Kansas · 1920

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