Cothren's Appeal from Commissioners
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Appeal from the doings of commissioners on the assigned estate of William W. Olmsted, an insolvent debtor, in disallowing a portion of a claim presented by the appellant against the estate; taken to the Superior Court in Litchfield County. The court made the following finding of the facts: On and prior to the 7th day of September, 1889, Wm.
Read the full summary
Appeal from the doings of commissioners on the assigned estate of William W. Olmsted, an insolvent debtor, in disallowing a portion of a claim presented by the appellant against the estate; taken to the Superior Court in Litchfield County. The court made the following finding of the facts: On and prior to the 7th day of September, 1889, Wm. W. Olmsted was indebted to the appellant by book in the sum of $1,000. On the said 7th of September, being insolvent, he made a voluntary assignment to a trustee of all his estate for the benefit of his creditors. The trustee was confirmed by the court of…
1Opinion of the Court
Seymour J.
This is an appeal to the Superior Court from the disallowance, by the commissioners on the insolvent estate of William W. Olmsted, of a portion of a claim of the appellant, presented against the estate.
The case has apparently been treated by the court below, and certainly by the counsel in their briefs, as if the question reserved was, whether a judgment rendered against an insolvent debtor, after his assignment in insolvency and the appointment of a trustee on his estate, upon a suit commenced prior to such insolvency proceedings, can be presented to the commissioners in that form,…
2Cited by15 opinions
- Freda v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
- Roth v. RavichSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
- Freeman Appeal from Doings of CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1899
- Lamkin v. Baldwin & Lamkin Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1899
- Mattoon's AppealSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1906
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.