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        "text": "Bbown, J.\nThe Pilot Bank and Trust Company failed in business, and defendant Snow was appointed receiver to settle up its affairs. At date of receivership the insolvent corporation owed the Merchants National Bank of Ealeigh, N. C., $4,227.51. That bank held certain notes as collateral, among others, that of the defendant Flippen. From this collateral the said bank had received certain sums since the date of the receivership.\nThe sole question presented is: Whether in cases of this nature distribution by the receiver should be on the basis of the entire indebtedness originally, i. e., $4,227.51, or on the basis of the amount remaining unpaid at the time distribution is ordered. In other words, whether the receiver, being ordered to pay 50 per cent of the indebtedness, should pay on the basis of the entire amount which originally was due, or only 50 per cent of the amount still remaining due.\nIt is useless to discuss the many cases in which this matter has been passed on by the courts of this country. Suffice it to say that the overwhelming weight of authority favors the position that dividends are declared upon the basis of the original indebtedness existing at the time of the receivership.\nWhen such dividends, added to any sums collected by the creditor from collateral, shall have paid the debt in full, then dividends of course must cease, and the uncollected collateral delivered to the receiver.\nBy following this rule no injustice is done to the other creditors of the insolvent, and a certain and unchanging sum is given upon which dividends are to be declared.\nThis is the view taken by this Court heretofore, and directly decided in the cases of Winston v. Biggs, 117 N. C., 206; Brown v. Bank, 79 N. C., 244.\nIn Merrill v. Bank, 173 U. S., 131, the Supreme Court of the United States holds that \u201cA secured creditor of an insolvent bank may prove and receive dividends upon the face of his claim as it stood at the time of the declaration of insolvency, without crediting either his collaterals or collections made therefrom, after such' declaration, subject always to the proviso that dividends must cease when, from them and from collaterals realized, the claim has been paid in full.\u201d\nThe above, we think, is a succinct and correct synopsis of the great weight of authority.\nThe following courts hold similar views:\nEngland: Palmer v. Culverwell, 85 L. T., N. S., 758.\nColorado: Hendrie v. Graham, 14 Col. App., 13.\nIllinois: In re Bates, 118 Ill., 524; Furness v. Bank, 147 Ill., 570.\nKentucky: Hibler v. Davis, 76 Ky., 20.\nMassachusetts: Cobat v. Bodman, 77 Mass., 134.\nMichigan: Bank v. Byles, 67 Mich., 296; Bank v. Haug, 82 Mich., 607.\nMinnesota: Mead v. Randall, 68 Minn., 233.\nNew Hampshire: Bank v. Trust Co., 70 N. H., 542.\nNew York: In re Bicknell, 31 Misc., 302; People v. Remington, 121 N. Y., 328.\nPennsylvania: Morris v. Olwine, 22 Pa. St., 441; Miller\u2019s Appeal, 35 Pa. St., 481.\nRhode Island: Greene v. Bank, 18 R. I., 779.\nSouth Carolina: Atlantic Phos. Co. v. Law, 45 S. C., 606.\nTexas: Kauffman v. Hudson, 65 Tex., 716.\nWest Virginia: Williams v. Overholt, 46 W. Va., 339.\nVermont: West v. Bank, 19 Vt., 403.\nWe find nothing in the .case of Chemical Co. v. Edwards, 136 N. C., 74, which contravenes our decision.\nThe judgment is\nAffirmed.",
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      "T. W. Folger and Walter Ciarle, Jr., for defendant Flippen.",
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    "head_matter": "MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK v. S. T. FLIPPEN and O. E. SNOW.\n(Filed 20 March, 1912.)\nDebtor and Creditoi-Insolvent Corporations \u2014 Receivers\u2014Collat-erals \u2014 Application of Dividends \u2014 Credits\u2014Bills and Notes.\nA creditor of an insolvent corporation holding its notes with collaterals is entitled to a dividend, which the court has ordered the receivers to pay to its creditors, on the amount the debtor is due on the note, without deduction for credits received from the collaterals; and should there be any collaterals or proceeds thereof after the note has been paid in full, they should be turned over to the receivers.\nAppeal from Webb, J., at February Term, 1912, of Wake.\nMotion in the above cause. His Honor rendered judgment as set out in the record, and the defendant Snow, receiver, appealed. The facts are stated in the- opinion of the Court.\nAycoch & Winston for plaintiff.\nT. W. Folger and Walter Ciarle, Jr., for defendant Flippen.\nWatson, Buxton & Watson for defendant Snow."
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