West v. His Creditors

The judgment of the court was pronounced by

Rost, J.*

In 1819, John K. West made application for a respite,' which appears to haye been granted by his creditors. Pie failed to comply with the terms thereof, and, in 1821, some of the creditors proceeded against him for a forced surrender. When notified of these proceedings, he made into court a surrender of all his property, which was accepted, and the creditors appointed a syndic who took charge of it. The assets surrendered at that time being entirely unavailable, most of the creditors neglected to prove their claims. Among these assets was a…