· 2/27/1844
Chapman v. Forsyth & Limerick
Citations
- 43 U.S. 202
- 11 L. Ed. 236
- 2 How. 202
- 1844 U.S. LEXIS 324
How courts have described this case
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- noting the obligations voluntarily accepted by debtor owed to her creditor is the determinative consideration
- a factor who retains the money of his principal is not a fiduciary debtor within the Bankruptcy Act
- for bankruptcy purposes, “fiduciary capacity” “speaks of technical trusts, and not those which the law implies from contract”
- “The [bankruptcy] act speaks of technical trusts, and not those which the law implies from the contract.”
- a factor who retains the money of his principal is not a fiduciary debtor within the Bankruptcy Act
- a factor who retains the money of his principal is not a fiduciary debtor within the Bankruptcy Act
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