Wilson v. Perrin
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Michigan. This was an action by Edward B. Wilson and others against George T. Bruen, in which a writ of garnishment was issued against Joel J. Perrin, to whom Bruen had given a mortgage of his goods. Judgment was rendered for plaintiff against defendant Bruen, but on trial of the issue as to Perrin the judge directed the jury to find for him, and judgment for Perrin was entered on the verdict.
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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Michigan. This was an action by Edward B. Wilson and others against George T. Bruen, in which a writ of garnishment was issued against Joel J. Perrin, to whom Bruen had given a mortgage of his goods. Judgment was rendered for plaintiff against defendant Bruen, but on trial of the issue as to Perrin the judge directed the jury to find for him, and judgment for Perrin was entered on the verdict. Plaintiffs brought error.
1Opinion of the Court
BURTON, Circuit Judge.
The question involved upon this writ of error concerns the validity of a certain chattel mortgage executed by George T. Bruen, who was a merchant doing business in the city of Kalamazoo, Mich., to the appellee, Joel J. Perrin. It was made for the purpose of securing an indebtedness of $14,-974.36, which amount was due by Bruen to Perrin. The property mortgaged consisted of the entire stock of dry goods, with the furniture and other fixtures usually found in a dry-goods store, and also two horses, a buggy, a cutter, and certain harness. It was made on the 31st day of…
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