National Union Bank v. Copeland
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity, filed February 16, 1885, by a creditor of the firm of Charles W. Copeland and Company, in behalf of itself and other creditors who might become parties to the bill, against the members of said firm, and of the firm of Stedinan and Company, and the trustees under a certain indenture of trust, executed by said firms, to determine who of the creditors were entitled to share in the trust fund thereby created, and when the right to become parties to the indenture…
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Bill in equity, filed February 16, 1885, by a creditor of the firm of Charles W. Copeland and Company, in behalf of itself and other creditors who might become parties to the bill, against the members of said firm, and of the firm of Stedinan and Company, and the trustees under a certain indenture of trust, executed by said firms, to determine who of the creditors were entitled to share in the trust fund thereby created, and when the right to become parties to the indenture had expired or would expire, and that the fund might be distributed. The Globe National Bank of Boston was allowed to…
1Opinion of the CourtDevens, J.
The case presented involves the discussion of two questions:
1. Whether the trustees under the deed of assignment made to them for the benefit of Charles W. Copeland and Company had power to allow further time for creditors to become parties thereto by more than one writing indorsed on the deed.
2. If they had such power, whether it was well exercised after the first extension had been made to January 24, 1884, by the further extension of time until August 26,1884, indorsed in writing on the deed on May 5,1884. Since this time, the subsequent extensions have been made, each before the…
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