Carter v. Dennison
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from Baltimore county court. On the 20th of October 1846, John Spear Smith applied to the commissioners of insolvent debtors of the city and county of Baltimore, for the benefit of the insolvent laws. He was granted a final discharge in March 1847, having reported among his creditors.
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Appeal from Baltimore county court. On the 20th of October 1846, John Spear Smith applied to the commissioners of insolvent debtors of the city and county of Baltimore, for the benefit of the insolvent laws. He was granted a final discharge in March 1847, having reported among his creditors. “Marcus Dennison for $15,000, secured by mortgage, part, if not all, in dispute,” and Margaret and Mary Smith, $20,000. John Glenn was appointed his permanent trustee, and gave an approved bond on tho 20th of October 1846. On the 3rd of November, the trustee was directed by Baltimore county court, to…
1Dissent
Magrtjdeir, J.,
dissented in part, and delivered the following opinion :
Until the passage of the act of 1804, for the relief of insolvent debtors, all applications were required to be made, by persons of that description, to the chancellor, and he alone was authorised to act upon such applications, and to grant the relief which was sought. The proceedings, preparatory to to the discharge, were very much as now, except that the chancellor only could order or sanction them.
These annual insolvent acts, created an insolvent’s court, of which the chancellor was the judge, as he was of the land…
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