Brown v. Deford
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeals from the Circuit Court for Frederick County. The opinion of the Court below (McSherry, C. J., Lynch and Henderson, JJ.), after setting forth the course of dealing between Deford & Co. and Brown & McKinney, and the contract between the firms, as stated in the opinion of this Court, proceeded as follows : “ This paper (the said contract) was not executed on the day it bears date, but some few days afterwards Mr. McKinney went to Baltimore, and there, in behalf of the…
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Appeals from the Circuit Court for Frederick County. The opinion of the Court below (McSherry, C. J., Lynch and Henderson, JJ.), after setting forth the course of dealing between Deford & Co. and Brown & McKinney, and the contract between the firms, as stated in the opinion of this Court, proceeded as follows : “ This paper (the said contract) was not executed on the day it bears date, but some few days afterwards Mr. McKinney went to Baltimore, and there, in behalf of the firm, signed it. After theexecution of the paper, Brown & McKinney shipped their leather ex clusively to Deford & Co.,…
1Opinion of the CourtBriscoe, J.
On the 19th of May, 1891, Henry C. Brown and Mathew S. McKinney, trading as Brown & McKinney, made an assignment of all their property to the appellants, Brown and Trail, in trust for the benefit of their creditors. This firm was engaged in the tanning business in Frederick, Maryland, and for some years prior to their failure shipped their leather to the appellees, Deford & Co., of Baltimore, who sold the same on commission, but permitted the consignors to draw drafts in advance of the sales of the leather. In this way, Brown & McKinney became largely indebted to Deford & Co., and on the 24th…
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