Mulhall v. Quinn
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
This case, which was argued on exceptions to the ruling of Hoar, J. in the court of common pleas, appears in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtShaw, C. J.
The city of Boston are summoned as the trustees of Nicholas Quinn; they admit that at the time of the service, August 27th 1851, they were indebted to Nicholas, but they deny that they are liable to be charged as his trustees, because they say that before the summons, the debt was assigned to James Quinn, of which they had notice. On this disclosure, James Quinn was summoned, came in, and asserted his claim under an assignment made to him by the defendant on the 1st of July 1851, purporting to transfer to him “all claims and demands which I [Nicholas Quinn] now have or which I may have…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Crocker v. WhitneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1813
- Millett v. ParkerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1859
- Gross v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1860