Legal Opinion

Scheper v. Briggs

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 1, 1898PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal by the plaintiff, Mary W. Scheper, as executrix, etc., of Allrich Scheper, deceased, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendants, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Mew York on the 22d day of September, 1897, upon the report of a referee directing the dismissal of the complaint.

1Opinion of the Court

Runsey, J.:

Before the year 1873 Samuel Barton and one Henry W. Allen were copartners in business in the city of Hew York under the firm name of Barton & Allen. At that time the plaintiff and one Turn-bull were executors of the estate of Allrich Scheper, and as such, executors they had deposited with the firm of' Barton & Allen a large quantity of bonds and securities of the estate which Barton &r Allen converted to their own use and sold, the proceeds received by them amounting to about $75,000. On the 22d day of October, 1874, Barton received a discharge in, bankruptcy from the United States…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hennequin v. ClewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  2. Allen & Co. v. FergusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
  3. Lawrence v. . HarringtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
  4. Dusenbury v. . HoytNew York Court of Appeals · 1873

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Herrington v. . DavittNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
  2. Taylor v. HotchkissAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
  3. Gruenberg v. TreanorAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1903
  4. Mandell v. LevyAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1905
  5. In re the Accounting of LessordNew York Surrogate's Court · 1950

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