Legal Opinion

Smith v. Sullivan

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided December 4, 1880PublishedCited by 1 opinion

The opinion states the case. in discussing the question of the effect of the insolvent law upon the assignment law, cited: Knight v. Aroostook JR. JR. 67 Maine, 291; Commonwealth v. Kelliher, 12 Allen, 480; JNorris v. Crocker, 13 How. 429 ; Bump’s Bankruptcy, 8th ed. 407. Ivory W. Coombs and James P. Parker, and Whiting S. GlarJe, for the defendants, Alfred Jones and wife. The provisions of It.

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The opinion states the case. in discussing the question of the effect of the insolvent law upon the assignment law, cited: Knight v. Aroostook JR. JR. 67 Maine, 291; Commonwealth v. Kelliher, 12 Allen, 480; JNorris v. Crocker, 13 How. 429 ; Bump’s Bankruptcy, 8th ed. 407. Ivory W. Coombs and James P. Parker, and Whiting S. GlarJe, for the defendants, Alfred Jones and wife. The provisions of It. S., c. 70, are not repealed by implication or otherwise by the insolvent act of 1878. The able and astute counsel for the complainant by the framework of their bill ol complaint admit this. The…

1Opinion of the CourtDanfoeth, J.

This is a bill in equity, to which a demurrer has been filed, and the object of which is to get possession of certain property or its proceeds alleged to have been obtained by fraud or for fraudulent purposes by two of the defendants, Coombs & Parker, assisted by the others. From the allegations in the bill it appears that on May 31, 1879, the copartnership then existing between John M. Sullivan and Alfred Jones was dissolved under an agreement by which Jones received all the partnership assets and agreed to assume all the partnership liabilities; that on June 4, 1879, Jones made an…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Norris v. CrockerSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
  2. Whitney v. SudduthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1863

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. TaplinSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1968

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