Stanton v. Lewis
Supreme Court of Connecticut
In this suit the defendant was summoned to answer unto Richard E. Stanton, as trustee of the estate of Elias Sturdevant an assigning and insolvent debtor, under the provisions of the insolvent act of 1853, and the cause of action was stated as follows :—“ in a plea that to the plaintiff, as trustee, as aforesaid, the defendant render the sum of forty dollars, which to the plaintiff, as said trustee, he, the defendant, justly owes, (by book, to balance book accounts, as by…
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In this suit the defendant was summoned to answer unto Richard E. Stanton, as trustee of the estate of Elias Sturdevant an assigning and insolvent debtor, under the provisions of the insolvent act of 1853, and the cause of action was stated as follows :—“ in a plea that to the plaintiff, as trustee, as aforesaid, the defendant render the sum of forty dollars, which to the plaintiff, as said trustee, he, the defendant, justly owes, (by book, to balance book accounts, as by the book of the plaintiff, as said trustee, ready in court to be produced, fully appears,) which debt was originally due…
1Opinion of the CourtHinman, J.
The debt which was recovered in this action was originally due to Moseman & Sturdevant. On the dissolution of that firm the co-partners authorized Henry L. Sturdevant, who was one of the members of the firm, to sell and dispose of the property and assets of the copartnership, and to settle all its concerns, collect all bills, notes or book-debts due the concern, and for that purpose, or any purpose legally connected therewith, to use the copartnership name. It was by virtue of this power that Henry L. Sturdevant sold and assigned the debt to Elias Sturdevant the insolvent ; and the first,…
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