Legal Opinion

Senour Manufacturing Co. v. Clarke

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided June 11, 1897PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county: R. G. SiebeoKer, Circuit Judge'. 'Plaintiff sued out a writ of attachment against the property of the defendant, Tfye Sbeasby & Smith Wall Paper & Paint Co., upon the alleged grounds — First, that defendant had or was about to assign, convey, dispose of, or conceal its property with intent to defraud its creditors; and, second* that it fraudulently contracted the debt and incurred the obligation in respect to which…

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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county: R. G. SiebeoKer, Circuit Judge'. 'Plaintiff sued out a writ of attachment against the property of the defendant, Tfye Sbeasby & Smith Wall Paper & Paint Co., upon the alleged grounds — First, that defendant had or was about to assign, convey, dispose of, or conceal its property with intent to defraud its creditors; and, second* that it fraudulently contracted the debt and incurred the obligation in respect to which the action was brought. Defendant’s property was seized pursuant to the commands of" the writ, and thereafter it made…

1Opinion of the CourtMaRShall, J.

No question of law is presented on this appeal worthy of any extended discussion. The finding of fact that the allegation of the affidavit for the writ of attachment that the defendant had assigned, conveyed, and disposed of, and was about to assign, convey, and dispose of, its property with intent to defraud its creditors, is challenged: *471.•as not supported by the evidence, which raises the main question for consideration. Such question must be considered and determined in the light of the familiar rule that ■findings of fact made by the trial court cannot be disturbed unless contrary to the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ford v. HillWisconsin Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Catura v. KleinerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1897
  3. Bruce v. MillerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1888
  4. Earlywine v. LindleyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1886

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Calumet Service Co. v. City of ChiltonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1912
  2. St. Clair v. RutledgeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1902
  3. In re Downing's WillWisconsin Supreme Court · 1903
  4. Howell Turpentine Co. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1946
  5. Northwestern Fuel Co. v. LeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1899

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