Bean v. Quirin

In 1907 William E. Quirin, hereinafter called the defendant, acquired an interest in the Barton Company, a corporation maintaining a large department store in Manchester. For many years he was the principal stockholder in this company. Mrs. Quirin, whom he married in 1896, made frequent loans to him, taking his demand notes in return. She was named by him as the beneficiary of his various life insurance policies. The trust fund in question comprised the sum of $38,564.82, placed in the hands of George H. Warren, trustee, in 1915 to await the outcome of certain contingencies provided for by…