Legal Opinion

Charles Root & Co. v. Harl

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided July 15, 1886PublishedCited by 24 opinions

Appeal from Ionia. (Smith, J.) Bill filed for appointment of receiver of assigned property. •Complainants appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, C. J.

Complaiiiants are among the creditors •of Harl & Stevens, who assigned to Just & Clark, August 7, 1883.

Rumsey obtained a chattel mortgage on April 13, 1883, which he did not record until July 16, 1883, for $1,900.

French obtained an indemnity mortgage August 6, 1883, for $500. Neither of these mortgages was actually fraudulent. Between the date and recording of Rumsey’s mortgage complainants and others gave credit to Harl & Stevens •by sales, loans, and extensions.

On the fourteenth of March, 1885, a decree was made, and never appealed from, whereby the Rumsey mortgage was ■declared fraudulent…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Root v. PotterMichigan Supreme Court · 1886
  2. Mudge v. JonesMichigan Supreme Court · 1886

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Union National Bank v. OiumNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1892
  2. Detroit Trust Co. v. Detroit City Service Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1933
  3. Landis v. McDonaldMissouri Court of Appeals · 1901
  4. Central National Bank v. DoranSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
  5. People ex rel. Esper v. BurnsMichigan Supreme Court · 1910

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