Rion v. Seghers' Syndics

The plaintiffs being creditors of Dominique Seghers, conceived some apprehensions of his insolvency, and suspecting that he intended to defraud them, applied for a general sequestration of his property. In doing so, they employed counsel, to whom remuneration is due; but they say that, in as much as this step was taken for the benefit of all the creditors, that expense ought to be charged to the common stock.

*18East’n District. April, 1820.

This application, though perhaps unprecedented, is supported on the authority of the case of Morel vs. Misotiere’s syndics, and on general principles of…