Case Name: Joseph Bouchaud, ex'r, &c., appellant, vs. Joseph Lopez Dias and another, respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1848-01
Citations: 4 How. Pr. 291
Docket Number: 
Parties: Joseph Bouchaud, ex’r, &c., appellant, vs. Joseph Lopez Dias and another, respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Howard's Practice Reports
Volume: 4
Pages: 291–291

Head Matter:
Joseph Bouchaud, ex’r, &c., appellant, vs. Joseph Lopez Dias and another, respondents.
Decree of the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor reversed and bill dismissed with costs in the Court of Chancery.
Edward Sandford, for the appellant;
John L. Mason and B. F. Butler, for respondents.

Opinion:
This case involved the question of the priority of claim of the United States, under an act of Congress, to payment where the insolvent debtor assigned for the benefit of a single creditor, and not for the benefit of creditors generally. (Reported, 1 Comstock, 201.)