GREEN VS. PUTNEY. 269

We have seen, that by the agreement of the 2d September,
1846, marked B, between the counsel, and German and Riddle,
the latter were to be allowed the sum of (2500, for expenses
incurred by them in purchasing claims against Putney and Rid-
dle, and that, by the previous agreement of the 27th Septem-
ber, 1844, between Putney, and German and Riddle, those
three parties were to contribute towards such purchases rate-
ably, and, that any money which might be recovered from the
government, was to be distributed in like manner. The pro-
portion of contribution, and distribution, being one-half to
Riddle, one-fourth to Putney, and one-fourth to German.

It appears by the trustee's sixth report to Baltimore County
Court, that of the money received from the government, the
trustee advanced to Riddle and German, as assignees of the
creditors of Putney and Riddle, the sum of $4592 69, but the
paper signed by them, marked C, shows that the whole amount
advanced them was $5842 69, the difference being $1250, or
one-half of the sum stated to have been expended in purchas-
ing up the claims of creditors. I am at a loss to understand
how this allowance can be disputed by Putney.

The state of the account, then, would seem to be as follows ;

The amount received by Green was . . $13,985 38
Paid counsel, .... $5,342 67
Paid German and Riddle . . 5,842 69

—————11,185 36

Leaving in his hands the sum of . . . $2,800 02
being within a fraction the amount which, by the order of 12th
February, 1847, passed by consent of parties, he was directed
to bring into court. That order has been partially complied
with, by the payment into court on the 6th of January, last, the
sum of $1807 85, but my opinion is, that it must be complied
with in full, and the residue of the money brought in.

The counsel for Putney is not content with this, but says,
that the trustee must also bring in the money paid to the coun-
sel, and that he the trustee, and German and Riddle, must like-
wise bring in the money in the hands of the two last.
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