Moors v. Washburn
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity, changed in the Superior Court from an action of contract for money had and received, to establish a trust in the same fund for the benefit of the plaintiff, doing business under the name of J. B. Moors and Company. Hearing before Dewey, J., who made certain findings of fact, and ordered the bill to be dismissed; and the plaintiff appealed to this court. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtW. Allen, J.
The defendant Washburn has in his hands money collected on a judgment in an action of trover brought by one Pratt against the Boston Heel and Leather Company, for the conversion of fifteen bags of wool, in which action Washburn was the attorney for the plaintiff, and is the assignee from him of the judgment. One Moore was the general owner of the wool, and had pledged it to the plaintiff as collateral security, and it was stored in the plaintiff’s name with Pratt as a warehouseman, when it was converted by the Boston Heel and Leather Company. The judgment was for $1,758, the value of the…
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