Crooker v. Crooker
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On Report. Bill in Equity. This bill was once before the Court on demurrer. Vide Orooker v. GrooJcer, 46 Maine, 250, where the bill is reported at length. It now comes up to be heard on bill, answer and proof. The bill was originally against about forty defendants, including the President, Directors & Co. of the Lincoln Bank, which is the party now defending.
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On Report. Bill in Equity. This bill was once before the Court on demurrer. Vide Orooker v. GrooJcer, 46 Maine, 250, where the bill is reported at length. It now comes up to be heard on bill, answer and proof. The bill was originally against about forty defendants, including the President, Directors & Co. of the Lincoln Bank, which is the party now defending. The bill set out a former co-partnership between the complainant and William D. Crooker; that it was owing debts to a large amount in 1854, when it was dissolved, which were outstanding at the date of the bill; that its assets consisted…
1Opinion of the Court
*269The opinion of the Court was drawn by
Appleton, C. J.
The right to maintain this bill was affirmed on demurrer thereto. Crooker v. Crooker, 46 Maine, 250.
The facts alleged in the bill having been sustained by proof, the only remaining question is, whether the same injunction shall issue against the President, Directors & Co. of the Lincoln Bank as has been decreed against the other creditors of William D. Crooker.
It is in proof that the Lincoln Bank had a note against the firm of C. & W. D. Crooker, given while their partnership was in existence; that, after its dissolution, the bank agreed to…
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