Bowman v. Harding
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On Report. Assumpsit by an indorsee against the maker of a negotiable promissory note. The writ is dated Aug. 27, 1867. It appears by the officer’s return, dated Sept. 2, 1867, that he attached a horse, harness and three carriages, described and valued in the aggregate at the sum of $420, and that service was completed on the following day.
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On Report. Assumpsit by an indorsee against the maker of a negotiable promissory note. The writ is dated Aug. 27, 1867. It appears by the officer’s return, dated Sept. 2, 1867, that he attached a horse, harness and three carriages, described and valued in the aggregate at the sum of $420, and that service was completed on the following day. The action was duly entered and continued from term to term until the March term, 1869, when the defendant pleaded his discharge in bankruptcy, dated Feb. 24, 1869, wherein, —" It is ordered, that said Leander D. Harding be, and he hereby is, forever…
1Opinion of the CourtAppleton, C. J.
By the bankrupt law of 1867, c. 176, § 14, it is provided that, as soon as an assignee is appointed and qualified, "the Judge, or, when there is no opposing interest, the register shall, by instrument under his hand, assign and convey to the assignee all the estate, real and personal, of the bankrupt, with all his deeds, books, and papers relating thereto; and such assignment shall relate back to the commencement of said proceedings in bankruptcy, and thereupon, by operation of law, the title to all such property and estate, both real and personal, shall vest in said assignee, although the…
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