Legal Opinion

Clifford v. Oak Valley Mills Co.

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided January 21, 1916No. 626PublishedCited by 4 opinions

In Equity. Suit by Philip G. Clifford, trustee in bankruptcy o£ the Somerset Woolen Company, against the Oak Valley Mills Company.

1Opinion of the Court

MORTON, District Judge.

This is a suit in equity by the plaintiff, as trustee in bankruptcy of the Somerset Woolen Company, to' recover certain sums alleged to be due to the bankrupt from the defendant, which the latter claims the right to retain and apply on indebtedness due to it from the bankrupt.

[1,2] The Somerset Woplen Company was adjudicated bankrupt in voluntary proceedings on July 3, 1914. It had, for about 10 years prior to its failure, been engaged in the business of manufacturing woolen cloths. From 1904 to 1909 it had operated on its own raw *852stock. Beginning in 1909, Mr. Lance'y,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Studley v. Boylston National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  2. Cumberland Glass Manufacturing Co. v. De Witt & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915
  3. Marks v. BarkerU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Pennsylvania · 1804

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. McDaniel Nat. Bank v. BridwellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1934
  2. In re W. & A. Bacon Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1919
  3. Maryland Casualty Co. v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1922
  4. Harlow Realty Co. v. WhitingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941

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