Sullivan v. Langley
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Trustee process. The writ, as originally sued out, was against James H. Langley and James F. Alderman, as principal defendants, and the Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, as trustee, returnable at July term 1874 of the Superior Court, and was served on the trustee on April 7, 1874. The trustee, in its answer filed at the first term, stated that, at the time of the service of the writ, it had the sum of $1000 standing upon its books to the credit of J. F. Alderman & Co., but…
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Trustee process. The writ, as originally sued out, was against James H. Langley and James F. Alderman, as principal defendants, and the Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, as trustee, returnable at July term 1874 of the Superior Court, and was served on the trustee on April 7, 1874. The trustee, in its answer filed at the first term, stated that, at the time of the service of the writ, it had the sum of $1000 standing upon its books to the credit of J. F. Alderman & Co., but that it was ignorant whether they were the defendants in this action. At July term 1875, the plaintiff was allowed to amend…
1Opinion of the CourtGray, C. J.
Upon the issue between the claimants and the plaintiff, the papers filed in the case were rightly admitted in evidence for the purpose stated in the judge’s ruling. The assignment to the claimants having been found by the jury to be invalid, it is immaterial when it was made. It must be assumed upon this record, and was admitted at the argument, that the firm of J. F. Alderman & Co. consisted of Alderman and Bristol. The effect of the attachment made before Bristol was a party to the suit need not be considered, because the attachment upon the special precept, issued after he had become a…
2Cited by1 opinion
- Sullivan v. LangleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1880