Commercial Bank of Selma v. Brewer
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Shelby Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. Thomas Cobbs. The bill in this cause was filed by ~W. P. Brewer and others against the Commercial Bank of Selma, a corporation, and others, for the purpose of having a deed of trust, executed by Hirscher Bros., a .mercantile partnership, to secure certain of their creditors, declared a general assignment.
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Appeal from Shelby Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. Thomas Cobbs. The bill in this cause was filed by ~W. P. Brewer and others against the Commercial Bank of Selma, a corporation, and others, for the purpose of having a deed of trust, executed by Hirscher Bros., a .mercantile partnership, to secure certain of their creditors, declared a general assignment. Prior to the filing of the bill -said bank and others, unsecured creditors of Hirscher Bros., caused attachments to be issued, and levied on a stock of goods, the property conveyed by the deed of trust; and these goods were in the hands of…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
The debtor firm in this case, Hirscher Brothers, ■conveyed a stock of merchandise to certain named trustees, to secure the payment of certain enumerated debts, amounting to twelve or thirteen hundred dollars. The trust deed bears date April 1, 1882, describes the debt's as all due or past due at the date of execution, and was signed without subscribing witnesses. The description in the deed of the property conveyed is, “ all the stock of merchandise, goods and chattels now contained in the storehouse where said Hirscher Bros, are now doing business in the town of Columbiana, Alabama; also all…
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