Spiller & Allen v. Their Creditors

This is an opposition to a provisional account filed by the syndic, Amos Kent.

The appeal was brought up by the commercial firm of Harris & Levi of the city of New Orleans.

I st. The claim of John M. Putnam, as provisional syndic, for one per cent, on the appraised value of the goods and effects confided to him as such, was properly allowed under the 10th section of the act, approved March 15th, 1855, relative to voluntary surrender, &c., p. 432. The fact that the bond furnished by the provisional syndic was not signed by sureties residing within the jurisdiction of the court, cannot be…