Dana

Dana v. Stanford

Good Law
1 Cal. Dist. Ct. 182
California District CourtAugust 15, 1857California287 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Norton, J.

It has .been held by this.' court, and &ko by the Sr preme Court, that the original remedy by creditor’s bill, in cases lite this, is. not impaired or superseded by the statute allowing certain proceedings supplementary to- execution, the statute being cumulative to the original .chancery remedy,- This is' not a bill for discovery. The complaint shows that all the property of the debtor- was assigned to Stanfom. Brothers, -and -mentions the particular property, and shows that Deite -had no other, property.

There can be-no objection to the complaint on-this ground.

The defendants counsel cites, some authority in Hew York showing tihafca creditor’s bill cannot be maintained, until after execution has *184 expiredbut those cases were cited under a particular statute in that ■ State, and are not applicable to a case like this. It is stated in the complaint that the debtor has no property in his hands whatever, and that it has ¿11 been transferred to Stanford Brothers. This being confessed by the demurrer, there was no necessity for an execution at all, as the effort to pursue the debtor’s property under such circumstances was utterly uséless. The' Supreme Court, in a recent case,…

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