My brother John had left the railway, and for nine years had been Official assignee and Curator of Intestate Estates; and in 1863 he had been appointed manager of the new Adelaide branch of the English, Scottish, and Australian Bank.
"An Autobiography"
Catherine Helen Spence
"Just here: the notary wants to reserve to himself this bit of the cake he is forced to surrender; he is, under the name of a friend, the creditor who requests the sale of the property by the assignee of the bankruptcy.
"The Lesser Bourgeoisie"
Honore de Balzac
The Colonel took over my contract with Henderson's company, along with the other assets, and it was incumbent upon him, as assignee, to fulfill the contract.
"The Valley of the Giants"
Peter B. Kyne