Bonte v. Cooper
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Samuel M. Moore, Judge, presiding. This was a creditor’s bill filed by Albert P. C. Bonte, who was a judgment creditor of one Benjamin P. Hinman, to reach certain moneys in the hands of appellees, Uhlich & Muehlke and Thomas J. Cooper, which appellant claims belonged to Hinman.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Samuel M. Moore, Judge, presiding. This was a creditor’s bill filed by Albert P. C. Bonte, who was a judgment creditor of one Benjamin P. Hinman, to reach certain moneys in the hands of appellees, Uhlich & Muehlke and Thomas J. Cooper, which appellant claims belonged to Hinman. It.appears, from the evidence introduced on the hearing, that in March, 1873, John Peters, Henry Frenz and John Ganzer each entered into a contract in writing with appellee Cooper, for the sale of three farms which they owned, in Cook county, consisting of 120…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Craig
As we understand the facts presented by the record, there is but one question to be determined, and that is, whether the money which had been paid by Hinman to Cooper and that which Hinman had paid to Muehlke & Uhlich belonged to Hinman when the bill was filed, or was the money owned by other parties. If Hinman did not own the money, then it is clear it could not be reached by his judgment creditors by bill or otherwise.
We will first consider the point in regard to the $4000 which had been paid to Cooper. The three parties who sold these lands have been ready and willing to convey at any time…
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