GENERAL INDEX.

GENERAL INDEX.

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ACCEPTANCE of assignment by assignee, 384.
when and how to be signified, 384.

by one of several assignees, 385.
effect of, 385.

presumed, 386.

proceedings where assignee refuses, 386.

where assignee renounces after acceptance, 388.

ACCOUNT, balances of, assignable, 145.

bill in equity for, against assignee, 689, 737.

ACCOUNTING final, by assignee, 679.

by statute in Indiana, 681.

in Maine, 680.

in Maryland, 680.

in New Hampshire, 681.

in New Jersey, 680.
in Pennsylvania, 682.
in Vermont, 680.

in Wisconsin, 681.

proceedings to compel, 682.

under statute of California, 687.

of Illinois, 688.

of Iowa, 687.

of Minnesota, 684.

of Missouri, 683.

of New Jersey, 680.

of New York, 685, 721.

of Ohio, 687.

of Oregon, 681.

of Pennsylvania, 682, 741.

of Vermont, 684.

without action, 679.

in equity, 689.

ACCOUNTS, assignee must keep, 679.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT of execution of assignment, 363.

ACTIONS by assignee, 604.

against creditors, 606.

assignor, 607.

against assignee by creditors, to enforce the trust, 737.
time for commencing, 738.
parties to, 738.

against assignee-pleadings, 740.

defense of, 740.

decree, 741.

statutory proceedings, 741.

for dividend, 742.

in other cases, 743.

by creditors to set aside assignment, 746.
parties to, 749.

pending, interests in, assignable, 147.

ADDITIONS to assignments, 379, 383.
AGENCY, deeds of, in England, 167, note 2.

of assignor, 564.

AGENT, provision for employment of assignor as, 282, 283.
employment of assignor by assignee as, 282, 564.
AGENTS, power to assignee to appoint and dismiss, 334.
powers of assignee to appoint, 596.

ALABAMA, statute against preferences, 25, 224.

against fraudulent conveyances, 482, note 2.

ALLOWANCE of compensation to assignee, 641. See COMPENSATION.
AMENDMENTS to assignments, 379.

by consent of parties, 379.

by the court, 380.

in other cases, 381.

AMOUNT of property assigned, 135–143.

APPEALS by assignees, 615.

APPENDIX OF FORMS, 757-794.

APPRAISEMENT of property assigned, 570.

under the statute of Connecticut, 572.
Indiana, 581.

Missouri, 581.

Nebraska, 585.

New Jersey, 577.

Ohio, 579.

Pennsylvania, 578.

ARKANSAS, statute relating to assignments, 25.

against fraudulent assignments, 482, note 2.

ASSAILING an assignment as fraudulent or void, 744.

who may assail, 746.

ASSENT of creditors to assignment, 80, 409, 425.
the rule in various States, 412.

the English rule, 418.

in assignments directly to creditors, 420.
how and when given, 421.

of how many creditors, 422.

by attorney, 424.

by partners, 424.

limitation of time to assent, 312, 424.

presumption of, 411.

from lapse of time, 425.

to void assignments, 425.

ASSIGNEE, qualifications of, 131.
creditor may be, 129.

relative may be, 133.

selection of, by creditors, 130.
of insolvent corporations, 131.
of religious corporations, 134.

appointment of, cannot be reserved to assignor, 134.
in bankruptcy, avoiding assignment by, 82.

right of action exclusive, 84.

protection of voluntary assignee in bankruptcy, 85.
allowance of expenses to voluntary assignee, 86.

covenant by, in assignment, 194.

execution of assignment by, 356.

power to mortgage and lease, 332.

power to pay interest, insurance and incumbrances, 333.
power to employ agents, 334.

to compound and compromise debts, 334, 608.
to defend suit against assignor, 337.

acceptance of assignment by, 384.

proceedings of, general outline of, 551.

rights, duties, and powers of, 587, 592, 595, 600.

how he takes, 587.

not a bona fide purchaser, 590.

notice of assignment by, 554.

taking possession by, 560.

inventory and appraisement of property, 570.

bond by, 570.

custody of property by, 594.

continuing assignor's business, 303, 600, 604.

liability of, on taking possession, 566.