Traders Insurance v. Mann
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action on insurance policy. Before Judge Nottingham. City court of Macon. March 8, 1902.
1Opinion of the CourtLamar, J.
This was a suit by a trustee in bankruptcy on a policy of fire-insurance which had been previously transferred by Screws, •the debtor, to Everett, Ridley, Ragan & Company, one of his creditors, and by them surrendered to the trustee, under the provisions of the bankrupt act, § 57 g, with a view of having their debt proved as an unsecured claim. The insurance company demurred on the ground that from the allegations it appeared that the legal title was in Everett, Ridley, Ragan & Company, and would there remain until it was reassigned in writing; that a physical surrender of a chose in action…
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