Pacific Coast Trading Co. v. Bellingham Bay Base Ball Ass'n

The opinion of the court was delivered hy

Gordon, J.

In October, 1891, the appellant commenced an action in the superior court for Whatcom county to recover of the defendant Bellingham Bay Base Ball Association, a corporation, a balance upon an open account, amounting to $525. In its complaint appellant alleged that the defendant corporation was insolvent and ashed for the appointment of a receiver, who qualified, collected about $170, and was discharged before the distribution of the money so collected hy him was made. Thereafter the respondents, who were judgment creditors of the defendant,…