Godfrey Pattison & Co. v. Wilbur
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Action oe debt in which the plaintiffs sought to recover of the defendant a sum of money which they alleged to be due them by a judgment of this court for $8,191.85 and costs, rendered on the twenty-fifth day of September, A. D. 1860. The defendant pleaded a discharge in bankruptcy, granted to him by the District Court for the District of Rhode Island, on the twenty-seventh, day of May, A. d. 1868, before the commencement of this action.
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Action oe debt in which the plaintiffs sought to recover of the defendant a sum of money which they alleged to be due them by a judgment of this court for $8,191.85 and costs, rendered on the twenty-fifth day of September, A. D. 1860. The defendant pleaded a discharge in bankruptcy, granted to him by the District Court for the District of Rhode Island, on the twenty-seventh, day of May, A. d. 1868, before the commencement of this action. The plaintiffs replied that the defendant did' not annex to his petition in -bankruptcy, upon which said discharge was rendered, a statement containing the…
1Opinion of the CourtPotter, J.
This is an action of debt on judgment, and the defendant pleads a discharge in bankruptcy granted in this Rhode Island District. The plaintiffs reply that although the plaintiffs’ names were given as creditors in the list annexed to the petition in bankruptcy, their residence was not stated; nor was it stated that the residence was unknown to the petitioner, but he did state New York city as their residence, whereas they were residents of Glasgow, Scotland, and that no written or printed notice was served personally or by mail on the plaintiffs, nor did the plaintiffs know of the proceedings…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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