marshaling
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 268 U.S. 449 - Sowell v. Federal Reserve Bank · 1925Most cited · 230 citing opinions
The equitable doctrine of marshaling rests upon the principle that a creditor having two funds to satisfy his debt may not, by his application of them to his demand, defeat another creditor, who may resort to only one of the funds.
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