N.Y. DCD Law § 160
This is the official text of N.Y. DCD Law § 160, part of New York’s DCD Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "DCD Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Trustees for creditors
Official statutory text
§ 160. Trustees for creditors. All trustees, appointed under any\nauthority, conferred by articles three, four and five of this chapter,\nin the several cases therein contemplated, are hereby declared to be\ntrustees of the estate of the debtor, in relation to whose property they\nshall be appointed, for the benefit of his creditors; and shall be\nvested with all the powers and authority hereinafter specified, and\nshall be subject to the control, obligations and responsibilities\nhereinafter declared.\n
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