Can a creditor who disputes the validity of an assignment be held liable to the other creditor who has contested the assignment?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Gardner v. Kloepfer, 1886 CanLII 28 (ON CA):
Joseph v. Bostwick, 7 Gr. 332 was a similar case, and the creditor who had contested the validity of the assignment was held to have forfeited all right to share in its benefit.
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