Showman v. Lee

Prior to February 3, 1888, Willis M. Elder had been engaged in business at Portland, Mich., us a retail dealer in drugs, medicines, groceries, crockery, and glassware, and other miscellaneous goods such as are usually kept in village retail stores. In the fall of 1887, at a time when he was considerably involved in debt, he traded off his stock of merchandise for land in Tuscola county. Afterwards, claiming that he had been defrauded in the transaction, he replevied the stock of goods, but found himself unable to furnish the requisite bond. February 3, 1888, was the last day on which he…