Leavitt v. Blatchford
New York Supreme Court
In Equity. The bill in this cause was filed for the purpose of having-certain promissory notes purporting to be made ny the North American Trust and Banking Company, and payable to the defendants Palmers, Mackillop, Dent & Co., in London, one year after date, set aside and declared void; and to set aside a deed assigning to the defendants Blatchford and Murray, certain securities in trust, to secure the payment of the promissory notes.
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In Equity. The bill in this cause was filed for the purpose of having-certain promissory notes purporting to be made ny the North American Trust and Banking Company, and payable to the defendants Palmers, Mackillop, Dent & Co., in London, one year after date, set aside and declared void; and to set aside a deed assigning to the defendants Blatchford and Murray, certain securities in trust, to secure the payment of the promissory notes. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Edwards, J,
The receiver of the North American Trust and Banking Company asks the aid of this court, sitting in equity, to set aside and declare void forty-eight promissory notes, made in the name of the company, and signed by its president and cashier, in the sum of £1000 each, with interest, payable twelve months after date; and also to set aside an agreement, or trust deed, executed under the seal of the company, and signed by its president and cashier, whereby the company assigned certain stocks, bonds and mortgages in trust to secure the promissory notes. The ground on which…
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