Walker v. O'Neill Manufacturing Co.

An attorney at law had in his hands for collection separate claims against a debtor in favor of four separate creditors. The debtor was insolvent, and at a sale of his assets by a receiver the attorney at law purchased for his own use an open account due to the debtor by another person. The attorney then notified his four clients of his purchase, and offered to let them have the account so purchased if each would pay sums proportionate to their respective claims sufficient in amount to reim*832burse him. They agreed, and paid him the money. After such payment, the attorney at law, for…