Hutchinson v. Reed
New York Court of Chancery
The bill in this cause was filed for the purpose of establishing an exclusive right to a part of certain funds in the hands of the administrators of Francis E. Reed, for which a certificate of deposit in the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company was held, and also to obtain an account and payment of other monies received by the administrators since the death of their intestate, the avails of flour belonging to the complainants.
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The bill in this cause was filed for the purpose of establishing an exclusive right to a part of certain funds in the hands of the administrators of Francis E. Reed, for which a certificate of deposit in the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company was held, and also to obtain an account and payment of other monies received by the administrators since the death of their intestate, the avails of flour belonging to the complainants. After the replication was filed, an order by consent was entered into, referring the matters to a master to take testimony, determine the questions raised by the pleadings,…
1Opinion of the Court
The Assistant Vice-Chancellor :
A preliminary objection has been raised at the hearing, independent of the merits involved in the exceptions, viz: that the members of the firm of Hutchinson, Bingham & Co., ought to have been made parties. A brief outline of the case will explain this objection. The complainants and the above mentioned firm were merchants in Detroit, and separately employed Reed, the intestate, as their factor in New-York, to whom they consigned flour, and drew upon him in anticipation of the avails. Reed gave a power of attorney to Schuyler to transact the business during his…
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