In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of Knapp

Slater, S.:

The questions involved herein relate to the distribution of the assets among the different kinds of creditors. There are claims arising from services performed at the request of, and for merchandise purchased by the decedent during his lifetime. In other words, contract claims. And there are many tort claims, arising out of misappropriation of trust funds by the deceased, by his partners, and by the firm of which he was a member.. The first question to be considered is whether or not any creditor, or group of creditors has any right to have his claim satisfied before the claims of…