Legal Opinion

In re Clapp

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided March 15, 1876PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOWELL, District Judge.

Objection has been made by three attaching creditors and by two deputy sheriffs that certain expenses of attachments of the debtor’s property are not provided for by the resolution for composition. This objection might be a very important one in some cases. It would be very unjust that creditors should be bound to accept a certain amount of their debt and lose all their costs. It will, however, be soon •enough to decide such a case when it arises. Here there has been no first meeting of creditors, no assignee chosen, and of course no assignment. It follows, as I have…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Miller v. MackenzieCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1876

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Sage v. HellerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878
  2. Cunningham v. HallSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1879

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