Clark v. Brown
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
The .question which came before the Court in this case was, whether the said Roys, upon his answers to the usual interrogatories, was chargeable as the trustee of Brown, the principal debtor. The said Roys stated that, about six years ago, he gave to one Noah Wells a promise in writing for the tanning of fifty cow-hides into leather of different descriptions.
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The .question which came before the Court in this case was, whether the said Roys, upon his answers to the usual interrogatories, was chargeable as the trustee of Brown, the principal debtor. The said Roys stated that, about six years ago, he gave to one Noah Wells a promise in writing for the tanning of fifty cow-hides into leather of different descriptions. The said note, not long after the date of it, fell into the hands of the said Brown, with whom Roys treated for its payment. Whether Wells endorsed the note to Brown, or in what manner it became his property, Roys did not know. In May or…
1Per curiam
The facts disclosed by the party summoned as trustee are not sufficient to show an assignment of the hides to Wilcox. The note or promise originally given to Noah Wells, for work and labor upon hides, was shown to the trustee by Wilcox in the presence of Brown, who deposited the hides for tanning; and the trustee thinks that he saw an endorsement upon the note. But there is nothing to show that Wilcox was purchaser of the hides but his own declaration. There is no evidence that any consideration was paid for them ; nor is there any instrument of convey anee which might prima facie prove the…
2Cited by6 opinions
- Jordan v. LavinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
- National Bank of Commerce v. HuntingtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1880
- Clark v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1906
- Picquet v. SwanU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1827
- Pettingill v. Androscoggin R. R.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1863
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