St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-15
CREDITORS GALORE.
Three Kinds of Claimants Want
Judd & Veazie's Assignee to Set

Three Kinds of Claimants Want
Judd & Veazie's Assignee to Set
tie.
A legal contest has been renewed by
the filing of suit in the Ramsey county
district court which involves the sale CT
a large scope of pine lands in Mime
sofa and Wisconsin, formerly belonging
TO the numbering firm of Walker, Judd
q Veazie. of Marine. Mimi, but which
were in 1884 assigned to Austin T.
jerks 10 satisfy the creditors of the firm
named The lands involved amount
to many thousands of acres
located in Warren & Winslow's and
Dayton g :Irvine's additions of Ramsey
county, in Swift. Washington Gnclud-
ing town lots in the town of Marine),
Pine and Kanabec counties, Minnesota.
Also lands in the following counties of
Wisconsin: Douglass, Barron, Wash
burn, Burnett, Bayfield, and Sawyer.
Litigation has been pending several
years, and the matter went to the
supreme court from the district
court of Washington county. The
proceedings will be gone over
again in an action commenced
in the Ramsey county district court in
which Hitler II. Horton, as receiver of
the late firm of Walker, Judd 81 VeaZie,
is plaintiff, and Austin L. jerks, as as
Signee of the late firm of Walker, Judd
& VeaZie, and about fifty other parties
are defendants. The complaint alleges
the assignment of the firm of Walker,
Judd q VeaZie in 1884 to A. L. jerks,
who was then engaged in manufacture
ing lumber, lath and shingles and hand
ling logs at Marine, Mimi. That,
at the time of the assignment, the firm
was indebted in the sum of S255, 900.
The day before the assignment the
property of the firm was attached in
an action pending in Washington
county district court, in which NeIS
Hansen was plaintiff. jerks. as as
signee, converted the property into
money and made distribution of S7S.-
G3S.34 among creditors, leaving SIS, 900
in his hands. Morgan May, after
this distribution, began suit
against the late firm and garniShed
funds in tire hands of jerks, but judg-
ment was denied May, and the matter
| was carried from the district court of
! Washington county to the supreme
court, where. on March 10, 1856, the
| order of the lower court was reversed.
A number of other actions were then
| begun in various courts of Minnesota.
! June %, 1856, a number of creditors
! asked for a receiver for the late firm,
! and the ST. Paul Trust company was in
| 1889 accordingly appointed receiver.
| In 1890 Hiler II. Horton was, upon
! application of the trust company, ap-
pointed a receiver in its stead. 1t is al
| legged that there are now three classes
of creditors claiming the balance IL
| the hands of jerks as assignee. One
class is made up of those who filed re-
! leases and received dividend of AZ
per cent upon their claims from jerks
! another class is made up of those who
did not file releases, but who now SET VI
claims; the third class is made
up of those who began suits
and garnished the funds in the
hands of jerks. In this action the
| court is asked to set aside the assign
ment of jerks and all proceedings had
| by him, as well as the proceedings ii
the district courtof Washington county
and also the sale of the property by
jerks as assignee. That jerks be re
quired to account fully for the property
that went into his hands. The court is
asked to enjOin other creditors from
proceeding by attachment or garnish
ment to collect their claims, and
that those to whom partial distribution
has been made be required TO accoun
to Hiler II. Horton. as receiver, for tbs
moneys paid to them. to the end tina
he may make distribution among the
general creditors under the authority o.
court, as receiver.