Griffin v. Dutton

Citations

• 165 F. 626
• 91 C.C.A. 614
• 1908 U.S. App. LEXIS 4794

Syllabus

<p>1. Bankruptcy (§ 60*) — Act of Bankruptcy — Assignment for Creditors.</p> <p>Where a bankrupt intended to make, and in fact executed, a general assignment for the benefit of creditors in the usual form, and the assignee, by sending a notice of a meeting of creditors, stating that the assignment had been made to him, aiid by other acts acknowledged and ratified his appointment thereunder, such facts were sufficient to establish a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, constituting an act of bankruptcy, though the original assignment was lost, and the evidence failed to show with certainty the form in which it was signed.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Bankruptcy, Cent. Dig. § 80; Dec. Dig. § 00.*]</p> <p>2. Bankruptcy (§ 60*) —Acts of Bankruptcy — Assignment for Creditors— Validity.</p> <p>Where a bankrupt executed an instrument intended for, and which purported to bo, a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, she committed an act of bankruptcy, whether the assignment was valid or not.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — Eor other cases, see Bankruptcy, Gent. Dig. § SO; Dec. Dig. § 60.*]</p>