Legal Opinion

Bryant v. Simoneau

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1869PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Writ oe Ebror to the Circuit Court of Woodford county; the Hon: S. L. Richmond, Judge, presiding. This was an action commenced by attachment, brought by the defendants in error, Henry Simoneau and Walter P. Col-burn, in the court below, against the plaintiffs in error, William P. Bryant and S. B. Bushnell, partners, under the firm of Bryant & Bushnell.

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Writ oe Ebror to the Circuit Court of Woodford county; the Hon: S. L. Richmond, Judge, presiding. This was an action commenced by attachment, brought by the defendants in error, Henry Simoneau and Walter P. Col-burn, in the court below, against the plaintiffs in error, William P. Bryant and S. B. Bushnell, partners, under the firm of Bryant & Bushnell. The cause was tried before the court and a jury, and a verdict found for the plaintiffs for $452.49. A motion for a new trial was entered, which the court overruled, and rendered judgment on the verdict; to reverse which, the record is brought…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker

It appears, from the record in this case, that on the 18th day of June, 1869, defendants in error sued out a writ of attachment from the Woodford Circuit Court, against the goods, chattels and effects of plaintiffs in error. The affidavit alleged an indebtedness, and that the defendants were about to depart from the State with the intention of having their effects removed therefrom. By leave of the court, plaintiffs subsequently filed an amended affidavit, charging that defendants had fraudulently conveyed or assigned their property and effects, for the purpose of hindering and delaying their…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Boies v. HenneyIllinois Supreme Court · 1863
  2. Bullock v. NarrottIllinois Supreme Court · 1868

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Chicago Title & Trust Co. v. First Arlington National BankAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
  2. Goshorn's Ex'r v. SnodgrassWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1881
  3. Schroeder v. WalshIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
  4. Brown v. Broadway Perryville Lumber Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1987
  5. Schumacher v. BellIllinois Supreme Court · 1896

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