Lewis v. Shainwald
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of California
In Equity. Bill to reach property not subject to execution. On appeal from the district court.
1Opinion of the CourtSawyer, J.
• This is a hill in equity, called by appellant’s counsel a “creditors’ bill,” based upon a prior proceeding, in which a decree had been entered in the district court against the respondent, appellant here, for a large sum of money, and execution issued, upon which a return of nulla bona had been made. It is claimed by the respondent that, prior to the adoption of the Revised Statutes in the state of New York, no such thing as a creditors’ bill, in the sense since used, was known; that a creditors’ bill of the character here set forth was unknown to the court of chancery; and that, therefore,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hadden v. SpaderCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1822
- Mitchell v. BunchNew York Court of Chancery · 1831
- M'Dermutt v. StrongNew York Court of Chancery · 1820
- Bayard v. HoffmanNew York Court of Chancery · 1820
- Spader v. DavisNew York Court of Chancery · 1821
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Adler v. SeamanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1920
- Cohen v. CohenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
- Alger v. AndersonU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Middle Tennessee · 1899
- Johnson v. JohnsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1940
- In re CohenDistrict Court, S.D. Illinois · 1905
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