American Trust & Savings Bank v. Dawson

One Lewis B. Casner, engaged in a general banking business, commonly known as Farmers Bank,” at Decatur, being in failing financial circumstances, on April 4, 1896, made an assignment to the appellee under the provisions of the act concerning “ voluntary assignments for the benefit of creditors.” The appellee accepted the position of assignee, and at once entered upon the discharge of his duties as such, promptly filing with the clerk of the County Court of Macon County an inventory and valuation of the real and personal estate of his insolvent, so far as the same was known to him.

Subsequently…