Cases in Bankruptcy, Volumen2

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Página 187 - Sea, and all Persons using the Trade of Merchandize by way of bargaining, Exchange, bartering, Commission, Consignment, or otherwise, in gross or by retail, and all Persons who, either for themselves or as Agents or Factors for others, seek their Living by buying and selling, or by buying and letting for Hire, or by the Workmanship of Goods or Commodities...
Página 368 - ... no creditor, though for a valuable consideration, who shall sue out execution upon any judgment obtained by default, confession, or nil dicit, shall avail himself of such execution, to the prejudice of other fair creditors, but shall be paid rateable with such creditors.
Página 166 - ... if he shall have paid the debt, or any part thereof, in discharge of the whole debt...
Página 287 - ... by law entitled to carry interest in the event of a surplus shall first receive interest on such debts at the rate of interest reserved or by law payable...
Página xvi - ... notice shall be given in the London Gazette), and if the bankrupt or his friends shall make an offer of composition, and nine-tenths in number and value of the creditors assembled at such meeting shall agree to accept...
Página 8 - Isaac Blackburn, in his individual name indeed, but, as I must take it on the evidence, in his name as representing the firm of the two bankrupts. It does not appear to me that this case ranges itself within that class of cases in which, contrary to the ordinary rule in bankruptcy, the holder has been allowed to pursue the contract appearing on the face of the bill«, and to have double proof.
Página 410 - Afterwards the surety to the original debt was called upon and paid it, and it was held that he was entitled to an assignment of the judgment against the bail.
Página 407 - A bond creditor shall, in this court, have the benefit of all counter-bonds or collateral security given by the principal to the surety ; as if A owes B money, and he and C are bound for it, A gives C a mortgage or bond to indemnify him, B shall have the benefit of it to recover his debt.
Página 133 - The prayer of the petition was, that it might be referred to one of the Masters of the Court, to inquire...
Página 384 - Bankruptcy by any Creditor shall be deemed an Election by such Creditor to take the Benefit of such Fiat or Petition with respect to the Debt so proved or claimed...