Legal Opinion

Sutton Manuf'g Co. v. Hutchinson

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided October 1, 1894No. 159PublishedCited by 37 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Indiana. Suit by William B. Hutchinson, trustee under the assignment made by the Hopper Lumber & Manufacturing Company, against the Sutton Manufacturing Company, to set aside a mortgage. Complainant obtained a decree. Defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

HARLAN, Circuit Justice.

On the 25th day of July, 1891, in the forenoon, the Hopper Lumber & Manufacturing Company, a corporation of Indiana, filed for record a mortgage to the Sutton Manufacturing Company, a corporation of Michigan, covering the entire stock of the mortgagor company, and every article and thing in or about its lumber and coal yard and used in its business.

The mortgage was given to secure the payment of drafts of different amounts drawn at different times between May 21, 1S91 and July 23, 1891 by the Hopper Lumber & Manufacturing Company on the Sutton Manufacturing Company.…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Twin-Lick Oil Co. v. MarburySupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  2. Hollins v. Brierfield Coal & Iron Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
  3. Graham v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
  4. Curran v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1853
  5. Richardson's v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1890

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3Cited by37 opinions

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  4. Stuart v. LarsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1924
  5. Gaskins v. BonfilsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1935

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