Samuel Nelson, Chittenden v. Brewster — Opinion of the Court
“ But this degree of diligence the law exacts, and the courts of justice are bound to enforce. When, therefore, the bill was filed against them by the judgment creditors in the Circuit Court of the United States, to set aside the assignment as fraudulent, it was their duty, arising out of their acceptance of the trust, to appear and defend the suit, as they have done, and protect their title to the fund in controversy, so far as the nature of the transaction and the facts and circumstances of the case would admit or warrant. ”
