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21 N.H. 106

Hoag v. Hunt

Superior Court of New Hampshire

Decided July 15, 1850

Superior Court of New Hampshire · decided 1850-07-15

Assumpsit. The plaintiff and defendants are citizens of Massachusetts, and were so when their dealings commenced with the trustee, who is a citizen of this State. Before the suit was brought, there had been various dealings between the defendants and the trustee; and at the time of the service of the writ upon the trustee, he was indebted to them on account, for purchases of goods, as appeared by his disclosure.

Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently June 1867

3 state decisions

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Decided 1850-07-15

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Gilchrist, C. J.*

¶1The facts in this case bring it within the *107principle of the decision in the case of Hall v. Boardman, above referred to. The plaintiff and the defendants resided in Massachusetts, and the trustee is a citizen of this State. The insolvent law of Massachusetts of 1838, ch. 163, § 5, vests in the assignee all the 'property of the debtor, both real and personal* which he could by any way or means have lawfully sold, assigned,. or conveyed. And the said assignment shall also vest in the said assignees all debts due to the debtor, and all his rights of action for any goods or estate, real or personal.”

¶2It was said by the court, in the case of Hall v. Boardman, that it being conceded that all the proceedings were regular, “ the assignment was thus valid to pass the property in the hands of the person now summoned as trustee, and the moneys collected by him are now payable to the assignees, unless some other right has intervened since the assignment, and which is superior to it.” Whatever debt the trustee owed the defendants, passed by the assignment to the assignees. Consequently the plaintiff has no claim upon the trustee.

¶3Trustee discharged.

¶4 Perley, J. having been of counsel, did not sit.

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