Scofield v. White
Supreme Court of Vermont
Trustee process. The county court, December Term, 1856,— Underwood, J., presiding, — upon the report of the commissioner, adjudged Azro White chargeable for a silver watch in bis possession belonging to the principal defendant, and for tbe sum of twelve dollars due from him to the principal defendant, to which the said Azro White excepted. The ground of his exception is sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court.
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Trustee process. The county court, December Term, 1856,— Underwood, J., presiding, — upon the report of the commissioner, adjudged Azro White chargeable for a silver watch in bis possession belonging to the principal defendant, and for tbe sum of twelve dollars due from him to the principal defendant, to which the said Azro White excepted. The ground of his exception is sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court. In reference to the liability of Henry H. Thomas the commissioner found and reported among other things that at the time of making his disclosure he had in his hands and…
1Opinion of the Court
By the court,
Redfield, Ch. J.
I. In regard to Azro White it is said he cannot be holden because he was not of full age at the time of the service of the trustee process. But this fact is not found by the commissioner or by the county court. It probably appears in the course of the disclosure, which was not read, but we no where perceive any intimation that the commissioner or the county court find all the facts true which are stated in the disclosure.
But if this fact were made to appear, the trustee is still liable, even while an infant, for personal property in possession, and for any debt he…
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