Gordon v. Lowell
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
This was a bill in equity, and came before, the Court on bill, answers, and proof. The substance is given in the opinion of the Court. This case was argued, it is said, at the May Term, 1841, when the present Reporter was not in office ; and was again argued at the May Term, 1842, Allen, cited Buck v. Pike, 2 Fairf. 9; Conner v. Lewis, 16 Maine R. 275; Gardiner Bank v. Wheaton, 8 Greenl. 373; Powell v. Mon. fy Br. Man. Co. 3 Mason, 347; Jewett v. Palmer, 7 Johns.
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This was a bill in equity, and came before, the Court on bill, answers, and proof. The substance is given in the opinion of the Court. This case was argued, it is said, at the May Term, 1841, when the present Reporter was not in office ; and was again argued at the May Term, 1842, Allen, cited Buck v. Pike, 2 Fairf. 9; Conner v. Lewis, 16 Maine R. 275; Gardiner Bank v. Wheaton, 8 Greenl. 373; Powell v. Mon. fy Br. Man. Co. 3 Mason, 347; Jewett v. Palmer, 7 Johns. C. R. 65. Rand contended, that the answers explicitly denied every material allegation in the bill, and that there was no…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court, on June 3, 1843, was delivered by
Whitman C. J.
— The bill sets forth, that, in 1835 and 1836, the defendant, Lowell, resided in Bangor; and did an *252extensive business there as a dealer in merchandize ; and, in the time, became indebted to the plaintiffs to a large amount; that in October, 1839, they obtained judgment against him, on account thereof, for $3965 debt, and $9,54, costs of suit; on which execution was issued, and returned unsatisfied, there being no visible property of said Lowell whereon to levy it; that said Lowell ceased to do business, as a trader, in…
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