Harrison v. Sterry
Supreme Court of the United States
THIS was an appeal from a decree of the circuit court for the district of South Carolina, in a suit in equitv, m which Richard Harrison was complainant, and the following parties defendants, viz. 1. The United States. 2,..
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THIS was an appeal from a decree of the circuit court for the district of South Carolina, in a suit in equitv, m which Richard Harrison was complainant, and the following parties defendants, viz. 1. The United States. 2,.. St eery and others, assignees of ,H. M. Bird and Benjamin Savage-, under a British commission of bankruptcy. 3. Aspitnvall and others, as-■ signees oí Robert Bird, under an American commission of bankruptcy. 4. Several American creditors. who had attached the effects of Bird, Savage Bird, in South Carolina. '5. Several British creditors who had also attached the same…
1Opinion of the Court
March IS.
Marshail, Ch. J.
delivered the opinion of the court as follows, viz.
The object of this suit is to obtain the direction of the court, for the distribution of certain funds in South. Carolina, which were the property of a company trading, in England, under the firm of Bird, Savage & Bird, and in America, under the firm. of Róbert Bird & Co. The United States claim a-preference to all other creditors, and- their claim will be first considered.
Two poijits have been suggested, as taking this case out of the operation of the preceding decisions of the court respécting. the priority, to…
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