Legal Opinion

M. Ward & Co. v. Morrison

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided September 15, 1853PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Trustee Process. Tbe declaration is upon a note made by tbe defendant, John C. Morrison, to tbe plaintiffs, dated at New York, tbe 16tb day of October, 1850, for $897 98, and payable to tbe plaintiff’s order six months from date. Sidney Moody, tbe trustee, disclosed that be was indebted to tbe defendant, in tbe sum of two hundred and seventy-four dollars and fifty-four cents, and that said sum is now due to said Morrison and payable in money.

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Trustee Process. Tbe declaration is upon a note made by tbe defendant, John C. Morrison, to tbe plaintiffs, dated at New York, tbe 16tb day of October, 1850, for $897 98, and payable to tbe plaintiff’s order six months from date. Sidney Moody, tbe trustee, disclosed that be was indebted to tbe defendant, in tbe sum of two hundred and seventy-four dollars and fifty-four cents, and that said sum is now due to said Morrison and payable in money. Tbe said disclosure was made on tbe 11th day of June, 1851. It appeared in this case, that tbe principal defendant on tbe 10th day of May, 1851, made an…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Bennett, J.

This case comes up to this court, upon exceptions, by the claimant to the decision of the County Court, rendering the trustee chargeable. It seems, that the trustee was indebted to John C. Morrison, the principal defendant, for goods sold and delivered at the city of New York/ and the case has been argued upon the ground that the trustee was at the time, and ever *598since lias been, a resident of this State, and the plaintiffs, as well its the claimant, and principal defendant residents of the city of New York. Such we suppose, was probably the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Peck v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1814
  2. Embree & Collins v. HannaNew York Supreme Court · 1809
  3. Holmes v. BroughtonNew York Supreme Court · 1833
  4. Ingraham v. GeyerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1816
  5. Hull v. BlakeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1816

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Salem Trust Co. v. Manufacturers' Finance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
  2. Laclede Bank v. SchulerSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  3. Skobis v. FergeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
  4. State v. ShattuckSupreme Court of Vermont · 1897
  5. Hess & Skinner Engineering Co. v. TurneyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918

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