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Rosenbaum v. Goodman

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided December 6, 1883PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from decree of chancery court of city of Richmond, entered in the cause of M. Rosenbaum against A. B. Goodman and ais.

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Appeal from decree of chancery court of city of Richmond, entered in the cause of M. Rosenbaum against A. B. Goodman and ais. The object of the suit was to compel the defendants to indemnify the plaintiff for the loss of $7,600, paid by him as surety of Samuel Lisberger, under a decree of the district court of the United States at Richmond, in the cause of Storrs Bros, and, others against Engle & Son, in bankruptcy, on the ground that said defendants, Goodman and others, were, as compared with Rosenbaum, plaintiff, primarily bound therefor. The chancery court dismissed the bill with costs.…

1Opinion of the CourtLacy, J.

This is an appeal from a decree of the chancery court of Richmond, entered on the 19th day of April, 1881.

The facts necessary to be stated are as follows: On the 17th day of June, 1870, Storrs Bros, and Blair & Thaxton, claiming to be the creditors of Engle & Son, merchants doing business in the city of Richmond, filed their petition in the district court of the United States, alleging the commission of sundry acts of bankruptcy, and praying *123that said firm of Engle & Son be adjudicated bankrupts; that the principal assets of the firm consisted of a stock of goods, which liad been sold to one…

2Cited by13 opinions

  1. In Re Valley Vue Joint VentureUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1991
  2. State Ex Rel. Connellsville By-Product Coal Co. v. Continental Coal Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1936
  3. Hanby's Adm'r v. Henritze's Adm'rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1888
  4. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland v. GillSupreme Court of Virginia · 1914
  5. Mann v. Bradshaw's Adm'rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1923

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