In re the General Assignment of Venable
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by Thomas Janney and another from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York ' Special Térm and. entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 2d day of December, 1904, denying the appellants’ motion to confirm the report of a referee appointed to take and state an account and take proof as to claims. '
1Opinion of the Court
Patterson, J.:
Robert- J. Dean was the assignee' for the benefit of creditors of the firm of Venable & Hey man. He was called upon to account and a referee was appointed to take and state the account and take proof as'to the existence, validity^ and amount of claims of the Western National Bank and, Thomas Janney against the assignor and report whether the bank or Janney'was entitled to share in .-the ■distribution of the assigned estate. Proofs were taken before the referee and the matter was submitted to him prior to June 6, 1902. Robert J. Dean, .the assignee, died November ll, 1903. The…
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- Matter of PalmerNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Clark v. PembertonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
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- In re the General Assignment of VenableAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906