Williams v. Williams
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from Harford County Court. In the matter of George Williams, an insolvent debtor, upon the petition of the appellant, the county court (Archer, C. J.) on the 31st July, 1846, passed the following order: For misbehavior by the trustee, the county court may remove him by the power conferred on it by the 10th sec. of act of 1805, ch. 110. But no power is conferred either directly or constructively to associate with a trustee another who is to participate with him in the…
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Appeal from Harford County Court. In the matter of George Williams, an insolvent debtor, upon the petition of the appellant, the county court (Archer, C. J.) on the 31st July, 1846, passed the following order: For misbehavior by the trustee, the county court may remove him by the power conferred on it by the 10th sec. of act of 1805, ch. 110. But no power is conferred either directly or constructively to associate with a trustee another who is to participate with him in the discharge of the duties which he is bound by law to perform. The application of A. A. Williams and other creditors to…
1Opinion of the CourtMagruder, J.
The appeal in this case is taken from an order of Harford county court, dated 26th May, 1846, in the case of George Williams, an applicant for the benefit of the insolvent laws of this State. The application was made by the insolvent, in December, 1843.
In April, 1845, the trustee made report to Harford county court, of a sale made by him, of a part of the property of the insolvent. Why such report was made, does not appear; and there is no act of assembly which requires it. An order, however, was obtained on the 14th April, 1845, that the sale would be ratified unless cause to the contrary he…
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