Lyon v. Guthard
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to the Superior Court of Detroit. (Chipman. J.) Assumpsit. Plaintiffs bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, J.
Cornwell, Price & Co., a corporation doing business in the city of Detroit, on the 27th day of November, 1882, made a general common-law assignment of all its property, for the benefit of its creditors, to the plaintiffs in this case, who accepted the trust, and entered immediately upon the discharge of their duties as such.
A city tax for the year 1882, in the city of Detroit, was duly assessed against the personal property of Cornwell, Price & Co., and on the day of the assignment, and after the same was made, efforts were made by the Keceiver of Taxes to collect the same. On the 22d day of…
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