Cleary v. Ellis Foundry Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 'FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
The statement of facts made in Avery v. Cleary, just decided, is, in the main, applicable to the present case. The additional facts necessary to be stated are these:
On the 21st of May, 1879, Ellis made a written assignment to the Ellis Foundry Company, a Massachusetts corporation, of policy 68,129, and all his rights under it, with all moneys payable or which might be payable thereon. That corporation, at the same time, gave a writing to Ellis showing that it received the above policy as collateral security for the payment of a debt due to it from Ellis of $5510.11 within one year from March…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Cleary v. Ellis Foundry Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1890
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- United States v. Ten Cases, More or Less, Bred SpredCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1931
- Barnett v. JaspanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
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