BLAIR
v.
WALKER.
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An assignment for the benefit of creditors, authorizing the assignee to II sell and dispose of the property, and generally convert the same into money, upon such terms and conditions as in his judgment may appear just and for the interest of all parties interested," was held not to be void upon Its face, in Brahmstadt v. McWhirter, (Neb.) 2 N. W. Rep. 232. It was said in Richardson v. Marqueze, 59 Miss. 80, that an assignment for the benefit of creditors is not invalidated by empowering the assignee in his discretion to sell for cash, or on such credit as he shall deem for the advantage of all the creditors. In Perry Ins. & Trust Co. v. Foster, 58 Ala. 502, an assignment, for the benefit ofcreditors, of a plantation, together with the personal property used in cultivating crops upon it, was made in the spring; and provided that the sale should be delayed until the first of December following; and that meantime the property should remain in possession of the assignors, to be used in cultivating the crops; and that the crops, when gathered, should be delivered to the assignee, and distributed under the assIgnment. It appearing that such property could not be advantageously rented in the spring, and would be sacrificed by a sale then, or if stripped of the personal property, the provision in the assignment was held valin. ,,
BLUR
and others v.
WALKER
and others. l
(Circuit Oourt, E. D. Mi8souri.
January 11, 1886.)
RAn,ROAD MORTGAGES-DECREE AND SALE IN FORECLOSURE UPON RIGHTS OF PARTIES WHO HAVE ESTABLISHED LIENS IN STATE COURTS","""RlllCEIVERs-JURISDICTION. . .
The sale of railroad property under a decree of this court in a foreclosure suit cannot bar the enforcement of judgments of state courts establishing statutory liens against the property. where the judgment creditors have sought to intervene in the foreclosure proceedings, but have had their petitions dismissed without prejudice, even where such judgments have been recovered during the pendency of the foreclosure suit, and while the property was in a receiver's hands, and without making such receiver a party.
In Equity. Motion for injunction. The complainants allege in their bill that they purchased all the property and franchises of the St. Louis, Hannibal & Keokuk Rail· 8, 1885, when the same were sold under a road Company, decree of this court in the foreclosure suit of Blair v. St. Louis, H. cf; K. R. Co., and are still the owners thereof; that during the pendency of said suit, and while said property was in the hands of areceiver appointed by this court, jndgment was recovered against said ::ailroad in a suit brought in the circuit court of Pike county, Missouri, by James S. Walker and William Van Ness; that said receiver was not made a party to said suit, and that an intervening petition filed in said foreclosure suit by said judgment creditors, asking that their judgment be declared a lien on said company's property, was dismissed; but that, notwithstanding the action of this court in entering its decree under which said sale was made, and in dismissing said intervenor's petition, an execution has been issued upon: judgment, and the sheriff of said county has levied upon property sold to complainants under said decree, and hasadvel·tised the SaJ;ll6 I Reported by Benj. F. Rex, Esq., of the St. Louis bar:
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FEDERAL REPORTER.
for sale. Wherefore, the complainants ask that sucb sale be restrained by an injunction. For the facts concerning said intervening petition, see 25 Fed. Rep. 2. Walter C. Larned and Theodore G. Case, for complainants. TREAT, J. The plaintiffs, being non-residents, have a right jurisdictionally to institute this proceeding. It is claimed that such right exists also in consequence of a decree of this court in Blair v. St. Louis, H. <t K. R. R., (case No. 2,301,) 25 :Fed. Rep. 232, causing the sale of the property of which the plaintiffs were the purchasers. The defendants in this case were not, under the proceedings had, parties to said suit, and consequently not bound thereby. They Bought by intervention to become parties, to which objections were made, and the court dismissed their intervention without prejudice, thereby remitting their rights to the state court, wherein their judgment had been entered. The validity of said judgment is not assailed in this bill filed. On what ground, then, is an injunction sought against said judgment and the process issued thereon? Certainly it is a mistake to suppose that the decree of this court concluded the rights of those not parties thereto. The language of the decree can· not be construed to cover more than what the law permits. Besides, the records of this oourt show that, instead of passing upon the force and effect of the judgment in question, this conrt, under objections made, determined expressly that whatever was done in this tribunal should be subject to that outstanding controversy. If, then, the judgment of the state court is valid, how can these plaintiffs invoke an order to enjoin the same. Under the acts of congress, and ordinary rules in equity, plaintiffs have no standing for this motion. Motion denied.
CENTRAL TRUST Co. and another 'V. WABASH, ST. L. & and others. 1 (Circuit Oourt, B. D. Missouri. January 6,1886.) PRACTICE-MISLEADING STATEMENTS BY COUNSEL.
PAO.
Ry. Co.
Where a party has been fairly misled by the conduct or statements of opposing counsel, this court will, as a rule. see that he does not Buffer thereby.
In Equity. In the matter of the motions to remand on the petition of the United States Trust Company. q'he United States Trust Company, being desirous of foreclosing its mortgage on the Omaha Division of the Wabash system, appeared . by its attorney, Mr. Sheldon, before BREWER, J., and obtained an orJ
Reported by Benj. F. Rex, Esq., of the St. Louis bar.