Leonard v. Nye
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract for money had and received. At the trial in the Superior Court, before Aldrich, J., without a jury, the following facts appeared: On February 19, 1868, the defendant was duly adjudged a bankrupt under the laws of the United States by the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts, and on March 13,1868, the plaintiff was duly chosen assignee of the defendant’s estate, and a legal assignment thereof was made to him by that court.
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Contract for money had and received. At the trial in the Superior Court, before Aldrich, J., without a jury, the following facts appeared: On February 19, 1868, the defendant was duly adjudged a bankrupt under the laws of the United States by the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts, and on March 13,1868, the plaintiff was duly chosen assignee of the defendant’s estate, and a legal assignment thereof was made to him by that court. On October 6, 1868, the plaintiff presented a petition to the District Court, representing that, “ in order to settle his accounts…
1Opinion of the CourtGray, C. J.
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