Securities
JAMES S. CRAFT AND DUNCAN S. WALKER versus JACOB SMITH, DeGARMO JONES, TOUSSAINT DUBOIS, WILLIAM HILL, JAMES HILL, JOHN HILL, JAMES BOYD, JR., CONRAD TEN EYCK AND JEREMIAH V. R. TEN EYCK
3 Blume Sup. Ct. Trans. 236·Michigan Supreme Court·1824·MI
Brief incoming
Hand-reviewed Bluebook brief (procedural posture, facts, issue, holding, reasoning, dissent) ships once the AI generation pipeline runs through this case. Join the waitlist to get notified when 1L briefs go live.
Opinion
JAMES S. CRAFT AND DUNCAN S. WALKER versus JACOB SMITH, DeGARMO JONES, TOUSSAINT DUBOIS, WILLIAM HILL, JAMES HILL, JOHN HILL, JAMES BOYD, JR., CONRAD TEN EYCK AND JEREMIAH V. R. TEN EYCK
[MAJORITY]
Journal Entries (1822-24): Journal3: (1) Time for answer extended *p. 297; (2) time for answer extended *p. 297; (3) motion to withdraw demurrer, or for argument *p. 437; (4) demurrers withdrawn, answers filed *p. 461; (5) decree *p. 463. Chancery Journal: (6) Decree *p. 61. Journal 3: (7) Register’s report confirmed nisi *p. 497.
Papers in File: (i) Bill of complaint; (2) precipe for subpoena ad respond-endum; (3) security for costs; (4) writ of subpoena and return; (5) notice of appearance for Jacob Smith; (6) affidavit of nonresidence of certain defendants; (7) notice to absent defendants; (8) agreement for extension of rule to plead; (9) answer of Toussaint Dubois; (10) answer of DeGarmo Jones; (11) answer of Jacob Smith; (12) answer and petition of James Boyd, Jr.; (13) draft of decree approved by counsel; (14) letter from Jones to register re payment of bond and mortgage; (15) memo, of amounts due on bonds; (16) calculations of amounts due; (17) receipt for amount paid Craft and Walker; (18) receipt for solicitor’s fee; (19) receipt for sheriff’s fees; (20) memo, of costs; (21) register’s report; (22-24) schedules A, B and C referred to in register’s report; (25) motion for confirmance of all acts done pursuant to decree; (26) mortgage—Jacob Smith to DeGarmo Jones; (27) bond—Jacob Smith to DeGarmo Jones; (28) copy of mortgage—-Jacob Smith to Toussaint Dubois; (29) assignment of mortgage—Toussaint Dubois to William Hill, James Hill and John Hill; (30) assignment of bond—Toussaint Dubois to William Hill, James Hill and John Hill; (31) assignment of mortgage—William Hill, John Hill and James Hill to James S. Craft and Duncan S. Walker.
Chancery Case 27 of 1822.