Lawrence's ex rel. Brown v. Rutherford

By the Court.

The facts as we collect them from the records, affidavits, etc., in this case are substantially as follows. Mr. Lawrence was, in his lifetime, appointed sequestrator, to take charge of the effects of “ The State Fire and Marine Insurance *556Company,” situated in Harrisburg, and as such sequestrator, lent to J. P. and A. Rutherford, one thousand dollars, and took their note for the amount. It is predy clear from the evidence, that their object in borrowing was to pay a debt of the company, which we may fairly infer from some of the facts in proof, they were individually bound to see…