Schley v. Collis
U.S. Circuit Court for the Southern District of Georgia
In Equity. Bill by Philip A. Schley against Charles H. P. Collis, Thomas M. Norwood, James W. Schley, and W. P. Corbett, United States marshal, to enjoin the sale of property by the marshal.
1Opinion of the CourtSpeer, J.
This case depends upon the following statement of facts: One Anderson was the assignee, under the laws of New York, of the estate of De Leon, and committed a devastavit thereon. William Schley, late of this district, was the surety upon the assignee’s bond; and after the death of Schley, who died testate, Collis, who had been substituted as assignee of this New York estate, brought suit there, on the bond of the defaulting assignee, and obtained judgment for the sum of $7,000. The record of the proceedings there was brought to this district, and suit instituted in the circuit court, at common…
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