Mattocks v. Lovering

Lowell, C. L

The complainants, assignees in bankruptcy of Norris, Hull & Co., of Portland, brought this bill against Stoddard, Lovering & Co., of Boston, in 187o, alleging that the defendants, in February, 1874, after they knew of the insolvency of Norris, Hull & Co., and when one of the defendants was acting upon a committee of creditors of that firm to advise whether they should be made bankrupts, sold certain notes of the insolvent firm to Cady & Co., of Cleveland, Ohio, well knowing that said Cady & Co. were indebted to the insolvents; that the Portland firm were soon after made bank-,…