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Crawfords v. Taylor

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided December 15, 1834PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appear from the court of Chancery. Bills were filed on the 8th of January, tlie22d of April, and the 13th July, 1831, by the appellee, Taylor, as permanent trustee of Stephen H. Ford., an insolvent petitioner, and others of Ford’s creditors, against himself and Hugh and William Crawford, James C. Selhnan, John Franciscas, and the Commercial and Farmer’s Bank of Baltimore, for the purpose of setting aside certain conveyances and assignments to them, and placing the property…

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Appear from the court of Chancery. Bills were filed on the 8th of January, tlie22d of April, and the 13th July, 1831, by the appellee, Taylor, as permanent trustee of Stephen H. Ford., an insolvent petitioner, and others of Ford’s creditors, against himself and Hugh and William Crawford, James C. Selhnan, John Franciscas, and the Commercial and Farmer’s Bank of Baltimore, for the purpose of setting aside certain conveyances and assignments to them, and placing the property and funds so conveyed and assigned in the hands of Taylor, the trustee, for distribution among the creditors, under the…

1Opinion of the CourtChambers, J.

The appeal from the decision of the Chancellor in these cases, is prosecuted by three of the defendants below, Hugh and William Crawford, and James C. Sellman, and seeks to reverse the decree of the 2d of January, 1833, the report of the auditor, and the order ratifying that report.

The cases were consolidated by an order of the Chancellor, and so far as the decree affects the other parties, Ford, Franciscas, and the Commercial and Farmers' Bank, it has been acquiesced in. The only questions therefore for the decision of this court, are such as arise out of the transactions of H. and W.…

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. Williams v. CohenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1866
  2. Falconer v. GriffithHigh Court of Chancery of Maryland · 1852
  3. Brooks v. ThomasHigh Court of Chancery of Maryland · 1852
  4. Glenn v. BakerHigh Court of Chancery of Maryland · 1847
  5. Malcom v. HallHigh Court of Chancery of Maryland · 1847

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