Simmons v. Wood
New York Supreme Court
Motion by defendants Wood and Colton, to vacate certain orders appointing receivers, and to vacate a sale made by John Morrisey, as receiver of lottery grants and franchises, and other property.
1Opinion of the CourtFanchbr, J.
On the fourteenth day of October, 1863, an instrument was executed by and' between" Bichard France, William C. France, Zaehariah E. Simmons, Benjamin Wood and Charles H. Murray,, of the first part, and Zaehariah E. *265Simmons, Lewis Davis and Charles H. Murray, of the second part. It was recited in the instrument that the parties of the first part had assigned to the parties of the second part certain lottery grants, privileges and franchises, and also certain printing-presses, plates, types, material appurtenant thereto, and other personal property, as set forth in three several assignments,…
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