Swartz v. Clayton
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
1Opinion of the CourtLummus, J.
This is a bill in equity, filed on March 4, 1949, to reach and apply real and personal property equitably owned by the defendant Edward Clayton which stands in the names of other defendants, to the satisfaction of an unsatisfied judgment for $900, against said defendant, rendered on Juné 29, 1931, with interest from that date. The defendant Clayton admits the rendition of the judgment, but asserts that it has been paid. The sum of $2,500 was paid into court to cover the plaintiff’s claim, and the bill was dismissed as to all defendants other than said Clayton.
The judge found that the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Boyer v. BowlesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Caragulian v. RuddMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
3Cited by2 opinions
- Swartz v. ClaytonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951
- Innis ex rel. Estate of Innis v. RobertsonMassachusetts Superior Court · 2003