Legal Opinion

McClure v. Campbell

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided March 27, 1888PublishedCited by 17 opinions

APPEAL from the Circuit Court for St. Croix County. This action is to recover $1,195, being the proceeds of a quantity of personal property seized in St. Croix county in this state, by the defendant, Campbell, as sheriff of said countjq under and by virtue of a writ of attachment sued out by one Johnson against the property of Gillespie & Harper, a copartnership firm theretofore doing business in Minnesota and this state.

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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for St. Croix County. This action is to recover $1,195, being the proceeds of a quantity of personal property seized in St. Croix county in this state, by the defendant, Campbell, as sheriff of said countjq under and by virtue of a writ of attachment sued out by one Johnson against the property of Gillespie & Harper, a copartnership firm theretofore doing business in Minnesota and this state. By an arrangement between the parties, the sheriff sold the property and retains the proceeds subject to the determination of this action. Johnson obtained a judgment in his…

1Opinion of the CourtLyon, J.

Ch. 148, of the General Laws of Minnesota for 1881, under which the assignment in question was made, is entitled “ An act to prevent debtors from giving preference to creditors, and to secure the equal distribution of the property of debtors among their creditors, and for the release of debts against debtors.” The act provides that whenever the property of any debtor shall be attached or levied upon by any writ or process from a court of record of that state in favor of any creditor, or garnishment made against any debtor, such debtor may, within ten days after such levy or garnishment, “…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. In re MannSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
  2. Wendell v. LebonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
  3. Jenks v. LuddenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
  4. Bennett v. DennySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
  5. Mowry v. CrockerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1858

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Barth v. . BackusNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
  2. Gilman v. KetchamWisconsin Supreme Court · 1893
  3. Luick v. ArendsNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1911
  4. Parker v. Stoughton Mill Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1895
  5. Armbruster v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1914

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