Brooks v. Thomas

The Chancellor :

By the bill in this case, which was filed on the 15th of October, 1850, it appears that the defendant, Thomas, petitioned for the benefit of the insolvent laws on the 5th of February, 1849, and that the complainant was appointed and qualified by giving bond as his permanent trustee in September, 1850.

The proceedings show that Thomas, the insolvent, and one Spotswood Childress, commenced business as grocers in the city of Baltimore in September, 1847, and continued to carry it on until March, 1848, when they dissolved, and Childress retired, and took with him the capital which…