Albert v. Winn
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Court of Chancery. On the 14th of September 1846, Johns Hopkins and others, creditors of Samuel Jones, filed a bill in chancery against said Jones, the appellants, Albert and wife, and one- Michael S. Norman, alleging that Jones who had been trading under the name of Talbot Jones Sp Co., was indebted to the complainants and others, in the large sum of $200,000, whilst the whole of his assets did not amount to more than $100,000; that being thus hopelessly…
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Appeal from the Court of Chancery. On the 14th of September 1846, Johns Hopkins and others, creditors of Samuel Jones, filed a bill in chancery against said Jones, the appellants, Albert and wife, and one- Michael S. Norman, alleging that Jones who had been trading under the name of Talbot Jones Sp Co., was indebted to the complainants and others, in the large sum of $200,000, whilst the whole of his assets did not amount to more than $100,000; that being thus hopelessly insolvent,-and knowing himself to be so, and having no reasonable expectation of being exempt from liability or execution,…
1Opinion of the CourtFrecio, J.
On the 14th day of September 1846, Johns HopkinS and others, creditors of Samuel Jones, filed in the court of chancery their bill of complaint, against Jones, William J. Albert and wife, and one Michael S. Norman, in which it is alleged, that Jones being hopelessly insolvent, and knowing himself to be so, and having no reasonable expectation of being exempt from liability or execution on account of his debts, without applying for the benefit of the insolvent laws, and being in fact under expectation of applying.for the benefit of said laws, and designing and threatening to prefer certain of…
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