Gregory v. Pike
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Ok Report. . Bill in equity, beard on bill, answer and proofs, alleging that the defendant was not legally entitled to a fund held by the Boston Trust Company and that she had wrongfully obtained said money in violation of an express trust agreement under which it was thus held; also that said fund is charged with a resulting trust in favor of the complainant who is legally entitled to it under and by virtue of an award of an arbitrator made and published December 20, 1886,…
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Ok Report. . Bill in equity, beard on bill, answer and proofs, alleging that the defendant was not legally entitled to a fund held by the Boston Trust Company and that she had wrongfully obtained said money in violation of an express trust agreement under which it was thus held; also that said fund is charged with a resulting trust in favor of the complainant who is legally entitled to it under and by virtue of an award of an arbitrator made and published December 20, 1886, and which award has never been annulled nor set aside by any court of law, nor waived or reopened by any act of the…
1Opinion of the CourtStrout, J.
Plaintiff alleges that on April 25, 1883, he was the equitable owner of two non-negotiable notes, of that date, signed by William C. N. Swift and payable to Charles F. Jones, one for $15,000 payable in two years from date with interest, and the other for $20,334.60 payable in three years from date with interest. Jones, the payee, without authority from Gregory, as he claims, on or about July 31, 1883, delivered the notes to George W. Butter-field, who on that day delivered them to Frederick A. Pike as collateral security for a payment of $25,000 due from him to Pike, under an agreement of…
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- King v. FowlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1820
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