Priesing v. Crampton

This is an action for money lent to a partnership of which the defendant was a member. After the money was lent the partnership was dissolved and the other member, one Schlaffhorst, assumed the debts and later was petitioned into insolvency, on January 18, 1897. This suit was begun by the plaintiff’s intestate on February 13,1897. On February 23, of the same year, he proved his claim in the insolvency proceedings, and on March 12 his claim was allowed. It may be assumed that he knew of Schlaffhorst’s agreement with the defendant. Schlaffhorst was discharged on October 15. These facts are…