Lupton v. Lupton

California Supreme Court
Lupton v. Lupton, 3 Cal. 120 (Cal. 1853)
Heydenfeldt

Lupton v. Lupton

Opinion of the Court

Heydenfeldt, Justice,

delivered the opinion of the court. Wells, Justice, concurred.

This was a bill in equity, to subject the assets of an absent debtor to the payment of the plaintiff’s claim.

To entitle the plaintiff to this remedy, he must show that he is without a remedy at law. Instead of doing this, the bill discloses that he has a perfect remedy at common law against the co-defendant Lupton, the joint debtor of Lobater.

The demurrer was therefore well taken, and the judgment of the court below affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name
RICHARD LUPTON v. CHARLES B. LUPTON, GEORGE D. LOBATER, L. CUNNINGHAM, and M. BRUMAGIM
Status
Published
Syllabus
To entitle the plaintiff to subject the assets of an absent debtor to the payment of his claim, he must show that he is without a remedy at law. If the bill discloses such remedy at law, it will be dismissed upon demurrer.