Cogan v. Conover Manufacturing Co.
New Jersey Court of Chancery
These are appeals by certain creditors from the adjudication of the receiver of the defendant company upon their claims. The main case was an action under the Corporation act for an injunction and a receiver upon the ground of the defendant’s insolvency.
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These are appeals by certain creditors from the adjudication of the receiver of the defendant company upon their claims. The main case was an action under the Corporation act for an injunction and a receiver upon the ground of the defendant’s insolvency. The Greenville Banking and Trust Company, the Greenville Coal and Ice Company and Thomas Cogan each filed claims asserting preference with respect to certain moneys, which-claims for preference the receiver in each instance disallowed. Each of the claimants has appealed to this court, and, after order of reference, a hearing was accorded…
1Opinion of the Court
Garrison, Y. C.
The trust company claims preference with respect to two several sums of money, one of $2,100 and the other of $8,250.
It claims, in each instance, to have an assignment from the Conover Manufacturing Company.
With respect to- the $2,100 item it produces writings as follows :
*361“We hereby assign to the Greenville Banking and Trust Company, as collateral security, the sum of ten thousand dollars, out of our order for six condensers for the North Jersey Street Railway Company of Newark, N. J., through the Brown Engine Co., of Corliss, Wis., amounting to $25,200.
“Our terms of payment…
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