J. A. Fay & Egan Co. v. Brown
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Winnebago county: Geo. W. Buenell, Circuit Judge. This is a consolidated action composed of a mechanic’s lien action and a creditors’ bill to sequestrate the property and wind up the affairs of an insolvent corporation.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Winnebago county: Geo. W. Buenell, Circuit Judge. This is a consolidated action composed of a mechanic’s lien action and a creditors’ bill to sequestrate the property and wind up the affairs of an insolvent corporation. The leading facts out of which the litigation arose may be briefly stated as follows: Early in 1893 the defendant 'Jmnes L. Brown and one Anderson came to Oshkosh with a scheme for locating and building at that place a large plant for the construction of freight cars. They succeeded in interesting some of the citizens of Oshkosh,…
1Opinion of the CourtWinslow, J.
The claims of the appellant, Brown, are in. brief: (1) That the real estate and money bonus had been earned; (2) that his real estate and chattel mortgages are-valid; (3) that the lien claimants should not have been given a lien on more than one acre; (4) that he should have been allowed at least $5,000 more upon his claim; (5) that he should have been given a first lien on labor claims paid by him just before and just after the appointment of the receiver.
1. This was a corporation organized apparently for the-*441prime purpose of obtaining the large bonus offered by the citizens of Oshkosh, and…
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