Jones v. Johnson & Smith

Warner, Chief Justice.

This case came before the court below on the petition of the complainants for the court -to compel the committee to allow their respective claims on the fund in their hands, under the following annexed agreement, which the petitioners allege said committee refused to do, the said agreement being signed by the creditors of Burr & Flanders, including the petitioners:

“Georgia — Bibb county:

“ The undersigned, creditors of Burr & Flanders, for the purpose of stopping the litigation growing out of their failure, and of distributing the fund and releasing them, do make the…