Atherton v. Beaman
District Court, D. Massachusetts
In Equity. Bill by Percy A. Atherton and others, tiustees in bankruptcy, against Nathaniel P. Beaman, to obtain certain lumber in possession or custody of a storage company, and seeking an injunction against the defendant, who had taken action to prevent the delivery of the lumber to the trustees.
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In Equity. Bill by Percy A. Atherton and others, tiustees in bankruptcy, against Nathaniel P. Beaman, to obtain certain lumber in possession or custody of a storage company, and seeking an injunction against the defendant, who had taken action to prevent the delivery of the lumber to the trustees. The matter having been referred to a referee as special master to state the facts, the case comes before the court on exceptions to his report and on a motion for a decree made by the defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
MORTON, District Judge.
This is a bill in equity, brought by the trustees in bankruptcy of the Parsons Manufacturing Company to obtain certain lumber in the possession or custody of the Eastern Storage Company. Beaman, the defendant, claimed a large part of the lumber on the ground that it had been pledged to him by the bankrupt as security for a loan of $10,000, and he had taken action to prevent the delivery of any of it by the storage company to the trustees. The bill seeks an injunction against such action by him. The storage company makes no claim to the lumber, except for its proper…
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- Fillebrown v. HaywardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1906
- Ratcliff v. ClendeninCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1916
- Johnson & Kettell Co. v. Longley Luncheon Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1910
- In re National Piano Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1918
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