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106 Pa. 545

Wolf's Appeal

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 19, 1884

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · decided 1884-05-19

154. This was an appeal by Thomas M. Wolf, a wage creditor of the firm of Light & Bros., from a decree of said court in the matter of the account of Samuel L. Light and Asaph S. Light, assignees for the benefit of creditors of Henry Light, John Light and Cyrus Light, individually, and as composing the firm of Light & Bros. The said assignees filed their second and final account in August, 1879, to which exceptions were filed by Thomas M. Wolf and others, and the account was…

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Decided 1884-05-19

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Cited by 11 later decisions — most recently January 1980

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¶1The opinion of the court was filed

Per Curiam.

¶2This is not a ease of distribution. The contention arises on exceptions filed to the account of assignees under a voluntary deed of assignment for the benefit of creditors. The appellant sought to object to the account, on *552the alleged groiind that he was 'a preferred creditor of the assignor. The court found that his claim was not sustained ; that he had no interest in the account to which he excepted, and therefore no standing to file exceptions. In case of a sale of the land it is very clear, his claim could not be allowed to the prejudice of a prior lien creditor. We think the mere rents of the land in the hands of assignees not being the product of business managed and carried on by them, but solely the product of the land, itself, should be applied on those prior liens which would be entitled to the proceeds of the lands, if sold. This we understand to be the ground on which the court ruled the case. The conclusion is sustained for reasons expressed in Bausman’s Appeal, 9 Norris, 180, and Burkholder’s Appeal, 13 Norris, 524.

¶3Decree affirmed, and appeal dismissed at the cost of the appellant.

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