Avery v. Smith
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action of interpleader to determine the rights of the respective defendants, creditors of a bankrupt building contractor, in and to the balance of the contract price of a building erected by the plaintiff Avery, at his own expense, upon land which he had theretofore given to the other plaintiff, brought to and tried by the Superior Court in Hartford County, Málibie, J.; facts found and judgment rendered sustaining the claim of the trustee in bankruptcy of the general…
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Action of interpleader to determine the rights of the respective defendants, creditors of a bankrupt building contractor, in and to the balance of the contract price of a building erected by the plaintiff Avery, at his own expense, upon land which he had theretofore given to the other plaintiff, brought to and tried by the Superior Court in Hartford County, Málibie, J.; facts found and judgment rendered sustaining the claim of the trustee in bankruptcy of the general contractor and awarding him the entire fund of $7,000 less the reasonable expenses of the plaintiff Avery, from which the…
1Opinion of the CourtGager, J.
Samuel P. Avery, a man of means and interested in the Woman’s Christian Association, on April 15th, 1916, conveyed the land in question to the association by a deed duly recorded. This conveyance constituted a gift to the association, so intended and so received. Avery also desired to erect a recreation building upon the land as a further gift to the association, and for that purpose in July, 1916, made a contract with a building firm, to which one Truax succeeded. Avery was a trustee of the association. One Cooley was chairman of the trustees. All had conferred together with respect to the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Huntley v. HoltSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1890
- Berger v. TurnbladSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
- Peck v. BrushSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1916
- Tice v. MooreSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1909
- Lyon v. ChampionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1892
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