In re Gay
District Court, D. Massachusetts
In the matter of E. H. Gay and others, bankrupts. On petition by bankrupts for review of referee’s order authorizing and directing the trustee to appear in and prosecute a pending suit begun by bankrupts.
1Opinion of the Court
"DODGE, District Judge.
At the time of the bankruptcy an action of tort was pending in the Massachusetts superior court, which the bankrupts had ■ brought against the firm of Tucker, Anthony & Co. The declaration alleged that the bankrupts, who were dealers in stocks and bonds, had been induced to buy certain bonds from the defendants, who were in the same business, at prices greater than their value, by false and fraudulent representations made by the defendants regarding facts materially affecting the value of the bondls. Damages were claimed for alleged losses to the plaintiff resulting…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Cutter v. HamlenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
- In re HarperDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1910
- In re CrockettDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1868
- Tufts v. MatthewsU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Rhode Island · 1882
- In re BrickDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1880
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- Hermsmeyer v. A.L.D., Inc.District Court, D. Colorado · 1964
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