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· 2/27/1844

Chapman v. Forsyth & Limerick

Citations

  • 43 U.S. 202
  • 11 L. Ed. 236
  • 2 How. 202
  • 1844 U.S. LEXIS 324

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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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Judges: McLEAN

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