CLEARY v. ELLIS FOUNDRY CO.

No. 160.

132 U.S. 612 (1890)

CLEARY v. ELLIS FOUNDRY COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 6, 1890.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Eugène M. Johnson (with whom was Mr. Nathan Morse on the brief) for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Joshua D. Ball for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court.

The statement of facts made in Avery v. Cleary, just decided, is, in the main, applicable to the present case. The additional facts necessary to be stated are these:

On the 21st of May, 1879, Ellis made a written assignment to the Ellis Foundry Company, a Massachusetts corporation, of policy 68,429, and all his rights under it, with all moneys payable or which might be payable thereon. That...

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