Legal Opinion

Haben v. Harshaw

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided January 29, 1884PublishedCited by 5 opinions

APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Winnebago County. The case‘is thus stated by Mr. Justice Taylob: “ This action is in fact a contest between some of the creditors of one Jane E. Bigger, and her assignee, Andrew Haben. The facts are substantially as follows: On the 23d day of February, 1882, Jane E. Bigger made an assignment > of all her property not exempt from execution, to Andrevj Haben, for the benefit of her creditors, giving preferences.

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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Winnebago County. The case‘is thus stated by Mr. Justice Taylob: “ This action is in fact a contest between some of the creditors of one Jane E. Bigger, and her assignee, Andrew Haben. The facts are substantially as follows: On the 23d day of February, 1882, Jane E. Bigger made an assignment > of all her property not exempt from execution, to Andrevj Haben, for the benefit of her creditors, giving preferences. The assignment was made under the provisions of ch. 80, R. S. 1878. The assignee gave the bond required by sec. 1694, R. S. On the same day the bond of…

1Opinion of the CourtTaylok, J.

The regularity oh the proceedings on the attachment was not impeached upon the trial, nor in this court; and it is not claimed by the appellant that there was any error committed by the learned circuit judge in directing a judgment for the defendant if it shall be held by this court that the assignment to Haben was void for any reason,— except that they claim that if the assignment was void only because a proper inventory was not filed within ten days after the delivery of the assignment, as required by sec. 1697, R. S., then the attachment proceedings were premature, and for that reason the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Brennan v. . WillsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
  2. Juliand v. . RathboneNew York Court of Appeals · 1868
  3. Kingman v. BartonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1877
  4. Swart v. ThomasSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1879
  5. Steinlein v. HalsteadWisconsin Supreme Court · 1881

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Batten v. SmithWisconsin Supreme Court · 1885
  2. Bates v. SimmonsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1885
  3. Conlee Lumber Co. v. Ripon Lumber & Manufacturing Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1886
  4. Mather v. McMillanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1884
  5. Backhaus v. SleeperWisconsin Supreme Court · 1886

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