Coffin v. McCullough's Adm'r
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Mobile. Heard before the Hon. Made Keyes. The bill in this case, which was filed by Charles G-Coffin, as surviving partner of the late firm of Coffin & McCullough, in behalf of the creditors of said firm, alleged that said firm was dissolved in 1846, and a new firm formed, by the addition of a new partner, under the firm name of Coffin & Griggs; that the stock of goods belonging to the old firm, amounting to more than $18,000, was put into…
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Mobile. Heard before the Hon. Made Keyes. The bill in this case, which was filed by Charles G-Coffin, as surviving partner of the late firm of Coffin & McCullough, in behalf of the creditors of said firm, alleged that said firm was dissolved in 1846, and a new firm formed, by the addition of a new partner, under the firm name of Coffin & Griggs; that the stock of goods belonging to the old firm, amounting to more than $18,000, was put into the new firm; that in 1848 McCullough filed his bill in chancery, for a settlement of said partnership matters, but died…
1Opinion of the CourtRice, C. J.
It appears from the bill, that J. & L. Eh Bridge and J. & Gr. C. Alexander had claims against the late firm of Coffin & McCullough; that McCullough died in 1849, or 1850 ; that his estate was duly declared insolvent, by “the orphans’ court of Mobile county” ; that the aforesaid claims were duly presented to his administratrix, and duly filed in that court.; “that on the final hearing before that court, when the claims against the said insolvent estate were passed upon, the two claims above alluded to were duly allowed by that court, as proper and legitimate claims against said estate”; “that…
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