Mosselman v. Caen

By the court, Sutherland, Justice.

This action was brought by the plaintiffs as trustees of the estate and effects of the firm of Sichel & Company, merchants of' Brussels, in the kingdom of Belgium; the plaintiffs having been appointed such trustees by the court called the Tribunal of Commerce of the city of Brussels, which court had declared the said firm insolvent and bankrupt.

*249The action was brought to recover the possession of certain goods and chattels in the possession of the defendant, in the city of New York, the title and right of possession of which, it is alleged, passed to the…