Sisk v. Jordan Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Application in receivership proceedings by an alleged creditor praying for the allowance of his claim, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County. and referred to a committee who found and reported the facts; the court (Keeler, J.) recommitted the report for a further hearing and upon the return of the supplemental report judgment was rendered (Warner, J.) in favor of the claimant for $21,442, from which the receiver of the Jordan Company appealed.
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Application in receivership proceedings by an alleged creditor praying for the allowance of his claim, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County. and referred to a committee who found and reported the facts; the court (Keeler, J.) recommitted the report for a further hearing and upon the return of the supplemental report judgment was rendered (Warner, J.) in favor of the claimant for $21,442, from which the receiver of the Jordan Company appealed. The committee reported upon the claim as follows: The Jordan Company was a Connecticut corporation; its business had increased to such an…
1Opinion of the CourtWheeler, J.
The claimant Sisk, while a director of the Jordan Company, had numerous and large financial dealings with it. In the running account between the Company and Sisk during this period, he was credited with cash bonuses or commissions as compensation for his indorsement of notes of the Company, for his checks given in exchange for the Company’s checks, and for certain real-estate transactions. The Company also sold to Sisk its customers’ notes before maturity, and credited Sisk with the difference between the sale price and the face of the notes as a commission or bonus. The committee found that…
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