Legal Opinion

First National Bank v. Geeenwood

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided March 17, 1891PublishedCited by 8 opinions

APPEAL from, tbe Circuit Court for Jefferson County. Tbis is a contest between creditors of tbe firm of A. Armstrong & Co., for moneys collected by tbe sheriff of Dane county on several executions against tbe partners in such firm, issued on judgments recovered against them by tbe several parties to tbis proceeding. Tbe firm is insolvent.

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APPEAL from, tbe Circuit Court for Jefferson County. Tbis is a contest between creditors of tbe firm of A. Armstrong & Co., for moneys collected by tbe sheriff of Dane county on several executions against tbe partners in such firm, issued on judgments recovered against them by tbe several parties to tbis proceeding. Tbe firm is insolvent. Tbe facts are substantially as follows: In January, 1889, five actions were commenced in tbe circuit court of Dane county against the partners constituting said firm, by the respondents, respectively. The aggregate amount of their demands was over $8,000. A…

1Opinion of the Court

The following opinion was filed May 20, 1890:

Lyon, J.

The circuit court of Dane county had no jurisdiction to grant the relief prayed in the petitions of the appellant, the First National Bank of Madison. Cardinal v. Eau Claire L. Co. 15 Wis. 404, and other cases in this court, there cited. Those petitions are only significant because they are incorporated in the petition of the bank to the circuit court of Jefferson county. We may, therefore, dismiss from further consideration the proceedings in the former court.

In substance and legal effect the petition of the bank to the circuit court of…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Landauer v. VietorWisconsin Supreme Court · 1887

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Cox v. North Wisconsin Lumber Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1892
  2. Meyer, Bannerman & Co. v. KeeferNebraska Supreme Court · 1899
  3. Schultz v. SchultzWisconsin Supreme Court · 1907
  4. Thielen v. SchechingerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1930
  5. S. C. Herbst Importing Co. v. BurnhamWisconsin Supreme Court · 1892

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