Legal Opinion

Powers v. Large

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided January 28, 1890Published

APPEAL from, the Circuit Court for Grant County. The cause was before this court on an appeal from an order overruling a demurrer to the petition of the interven-ers.

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APPEAL from, the Circuit Court for Grant County. The cause was before this court on an appeal from an order overruling a demurrer to the petition of the interven-ers. That order was affirmed. 69 Wis. 621. Afterwards the plaintiff filed an answer to such petition, which in effect denied that the goods levied upon and sold under the execution on his judgment were the property of the firm of Powers & Stone, or that any goods were sold to Powers & Stone by the petitioners or other creditors, or that any such firm ever existed; and alleged that all of said goods were sold to Frank L. Powers, and…

1Opinion of the Court

The following opinion was filed December 3, 1889:

ObtoN, J.

The findings of the court on the material questions of fact in this case are substantially as follows: In March, 1885, Frank L. Powers gave to his father, the appellant, his judgment note for $3,240. In February, 1886, judgment was entered upon said note, and an execution was issued thereon, and levied upon a stock of goods in the possession of Frank L. Powers, as claimed by the appellant, or in possession of Powers & Stone, as claimed by the respondents. The respondents, Large c& Amsden, caused an attachment to be issued against said…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Gill v. RiceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1861
  2. Johnson v. JohnsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1856
  3. Powers v. LargeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1887

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