Dexter v. Adler

On the 5th of October, 1883, the firm of Adler Bros. & Newbower made an assignment for the alleged benefit of their creditors to the defendant Louis Adler. An action having been brought by the plaintiffs to set aside the assignment, such proceedings were had that a judgment was entered therein on the 24th of May, 1886, setting the same aside, and appointing a receiver, and a referee to take and state the accounts of the assignee. Such proceedings were subsequently had that in February, 1888, the referee made a report, to a portion of which report exceptions were filed; and in June, 1888, an…