Davant v. Guerard
Davant v. Guerard
Opinion of the Court
Curia, per
In this case, Porteus, the trustee, in whose place the plaintiff was appointed, was dead. Without deciding the ground, on which I think the case below was properly decided, that in no case a substituted trustee can sue upon ajudgment recovered by his predecessor, as assignee, it will be enough to say that the plaintiff’s appointment was not under the Act of 1796, and cannot derive any aid from, it. The preamble recites, “ Whereas, doubts exist whether the Court of Equity have
The Act of 1816,6 Stat. at Large, 33, is that under which the assignee of a judgment may sue in his or her name; it provides, “ that from and after the passing of this Act, all assignees of judgm.ents and decrees of any court of law or equity, shall be, and they are hereby, authorized to bring suits thereupon, in their own names, styliju^themselves assignees, in the same manner, and subject same equities, as the assignees of bonds, bills, andTH^Hnot negotiable.” One to be entitled to the benefit ofTnis provision, must style himself assignee, and shew by the record that he is. Neither is done in this case, and the demurrer was properly sustained. The motion is dismissed.
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