WINCHESTER v. HEISKELL


120 U.S. 273 (1887)

WINCHESTER v. HEISKELL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 31, 1887.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. B.M. Estes for the petitioner.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the court.

This petition is denied, but inasmuch as the petitioners think that the points on which they relied for a reversal of the judgment were not clearly understood, we will restate what was decided.

1. We held that, as the suit of Townsend v. Jones was pending when Townsend filed his petition in bankruptcy, and when he made his assignment to Winchester, the assignee, Winchester,

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