I'm acting for the liquidator."
"A Prairie Courtship"
Harold Bindloss
"I am no statesman," said the notary; "I see in a ruler a liquidator of society which should always remain in liquidation; he should hand over to his successor the exact value of the assets which he received."
"The Country Doctor"
Honore de Balzac
And if he should do so, the liquidator could require him to pay again to himself.
"Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman"
Albert Sidney Bolles