North v. House

DUVAL, District Judge.

This was a suit brought on the law side of the United States circuit court for the Western district of Texas, by TV. F. North, assignee of the involuntary bankrupt, TV. A. Rawlings, for the recovery of eighty thousand dollars, the alleged value of certain goods, wares, etc., and certain notes, accounts, etc., which the plaintiff charged the defendant with having converted to his own use. The plaintiff claimed to recover their value as part of the assets of the bankrupt’s estate. The defendant answered, denying the allegations in the petition and joining issue.

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