Parker v. Moore
New York Court of Chancery
A judgment-creditor’s bill, founded upon the return of a writ of fieri facias issued in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five. After the usual allegations, the following clauses, among others, as to property, appeared in the bill: “Your orators further show and charge the fact to be that the said John A. Moore has been, for some years last past and is now, doing a large, extensive and profitable mercantile business in the of in and under his own name.
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A judgment-creditor’s bill, founded upon the return of a writ of fieri facias issued in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five. After the usual allegations, the following clauses, among others, as to property, appeared in the bill: “Your orators further show and charge the fact to be that the said John A. Moore has been, for some years last past and is now, doing a large, extensive and profitable mercantile business in the of in and under his own name. And your orators further show unto your honor and charge the fact to be, that the said John A. Moore is the actual owner of a…
1Opinion of the Court
The Vice-Chancellor :
This case is very different from the ordinary cases presented by creditors’ bills. The bill, itself, shows that a writ of fieri facias has not been issued since the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five ; and, yet, it exhibits a large present amount of property that could be taken under an execution. The defendant is openly doing an extensive business, and in the possession of a large amount of property of his own.
All that the complainant has to do is to issue another writ of fieri facias, and levy. There would seem to be no obstacle in the way of his remedy at…
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