Spratlin v. Colson Bros.
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the chancery court of Tunica county.- „ Hon. A. McC. Kimbrough, • Chancellor. ' . Spratlin, appellant, was plaintiff in the court below;-Colson Bros., appellees, were defendants-' there.
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From the chancery court of Tunica county.- „ Hon. A. McC. Kimbrough, • Chancellor. ' . Spratlin, appellant, was plaintiff in the court below;-Colson Bros., appellees, were defendants-' there. The opinion sufficiently states the case. 1. The deposition of the referee in' bankruptcy proved the appointment of the trustee, the adjudication, bond, etc., by not only the sworn statement of the said referee,- but also-by the Copies of the original petition, adjudication appointment, etc., exhibited therewith, all of which were certified as the law directs; yet the learned chancellor-held that this…
1Opinion of the CourtTerral, J.
W. A. Spratlin, trustee -of the -estate of Waller & Harris, bankrupts, sued Oolson Bros, in the chancery court of Tunica county for the- value of a stock of goods, wares, and merchandise sold to them by Harris, one of said firm of bankrupts, within a month of the adjudication of them as bankrupts. Harris, upon selling'the stock of goods to Oolson Bros., left the state, whereupon Waller filed his petition to have said firm adjudicated and declared bankrupts, which adjudication, in due course of law, was made. Hpon said adjudication Spratlin was appointed trustee of the estate of said-…
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