Chase, Grew & Co. v. James Haughton & Co.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Trustee Process. The plaintiffs ancPthe principal debtors were residents and citizens of Boston, Massachusetts. The trustees were citizens of this state, residing in Montpelier, in the county of Washington.
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Trustee Process. The plaintiffs ancPthe principal debtors were residents and citizens of Boston, Massachusetts. The trustees were citizens of this state, residing in Montpelier, in the county of Washington. The trustees disclosed that they purchased goods of the principal debtors, who were merchants, to the amount of $477.07;. and that, on the first day of May, 1842, they executed therefor their negotiable promissory note; that said note was executed at Montpelier, in this state, and was made payable to the principal debtors at the Bank of Montpelier six months after date; that said note had…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Hebakd, J.
Our statute provides that “ ail actions founded on any contract made since the first day of January, 1839, may be commenced by the trustee process.” The cause of action upon which this proceeding is had, it is presumed, is a contract of the above description, or objection would have been made for that reason.
The fourth section of the same statute provides, that “ every person having any goods, effects, or credits of the principal debtor in his hands or possession may be summoned as a trustee.” The expression of the statute is certainly broad…
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