Mayer v. Hellman
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for tbe Southern District of Ohib. Tbe plaintiff in tbe court below is assignee in bankruptcy of Bogen and others, appointed in proceedings instituted against them in tbe District Court of 'the United States for tbe Southern District of Ohio; tbe defendants are assignees of tbe same parties, under the assignment law of the State of Ohio; and the present suit is brought to. obtain possession of property which, passed to the…
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Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for tbe Southern District of Ohib. Tbe plaintiff in tbe court below is assignee in bankruptcy of Bogen and others, appointed in proceedings instituted against them in tbe District Court of 'the United States for tbe Southern District of Ohio; tbe defendants are assignees of tbe same parties, under the assignment law of the State of Ohio; and the present suit is brought to. obtain possession of property which, passed to the latter under the assignment to them. The facts as disclosed by the record, so far as they are material for the disposition…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr, Justice- Field
delivered the opinion of the court.
The validity of the claim of the assignee in bankruptcy depends, as a matter of course, upon the legality of the assignment made under the laws of Ohio. Independently of 'the Bankrupt Act, there could be no serious question raised as to its legality. The power which every one possesses over his own property would justify any such disposition 's did not interfere with the existing rights of others; and an equal distribution by a debtor of his property among his creditors, when unable to meet the demands of all in full, would be deemed not ■…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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