Collins v. Tillou
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Appbal from the report of commissioners on the insolvent estate of John Tillou, disallowing the claim of the appellant. Ozro Collins, the appellant, in 1837 became the owner of one-fourth part of forty acres of land at Chicago, in the state of Illinois, which land, by virtue of proceedings commenced in 1841, and consummated in March, 1844, was sold, for the non-payment of taxes, to one Stephen F. Gale, who subsequently conveyed the same to James H. Rees.
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Appbal from the report of commissioners on the insolvent estate of John Tillou, disallowing the claim of the appellant. Ozro Collins, the appellant, in 1837 became the owner of one-fourth part of forty acres of land at Chicago, in the state of Illinois, which land, by virtue of proceedings commenced in 1841, and consummated in March, 1844, was sold, for the non-payment of taxes, to one Stephen F. Gale, who subsequently conveyed the same to James H. Rees. The property was never redeemed after the sale. In 1842, Collins, who had failed in business and was largely indebted, applied for the…
1Opinion of the CourtEllsworth, J.
If the appellant, Ozro Collins, is entitled to recover from the estate of John Tillou, either in law or equity, the judgment of the superior court is correct; for the commissioners on insolvent estates are, in adjudicating upon claims, clothed with the powers of both courts.
■ We do not attach any force to the objection that Collins might not have had a perfect title to the land which Tillou sold for him. It does not lie with Tillou to deny the title of his principal. He was willing to accept the agency and sell the land ; and now for the agent to retain the money on such ground is…
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