Worden v. Nourse, Mason & Co.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Trustee Process. The disclosures of the several trustees and the other material facts are set forth in the opinion. At the April Term, 1862, Barrett, J., presiding, judgment was rendered against each trustee in favor of the plaintiff, — to which the claimant excepted.
1Opinion of the CourtPeck, J.
The only question in this case is as to the liability of the trustees. They are not sought to be charged jointly, but each if liable at all is liable in respect to a several indebtedness to the principal debtors. The Merchants’ Bank of Boston appear as claimant and the only question is whether the funds in the hands of the trustees are liable to attachment in this suit, or whether the claimant’s title is paramount to the plaintiff’s right under this attachment.
The demands upon which the questions arise consist of promissory notes executed by the trustees severally to the principal debtors. It…
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