Beals v. Croughwell

The trustee in bankruptcy brought this action in behalf of Thomas F. Croughwell, pursuant to a written order issued by the referee in bankruptcy. During- the pendency of the litigation, plaintiff, John A. Beals, died, and the action was revived in the name of his successor.

Section 20-21,143, Comp. St. 1929, provides in part: “Any person interested as or through an executor, * * * trustee, * * * in the administration of a trust, or of the estate of a decedent, * * * or insolvent, may have a declaration of rights or legal relations in respect thereto: (a) To ascertain any class of creditors, *…