Halsey v. Diamond Distilleries Co.

Citations

• 191 F. 498
• 112 C.C.A. 142
• 1911 U.S. App. LEXIS 4957

Syllabus

<p>Bankruptcy (§ 140*) — Property Passing to Trustee — Fraudulent Purchase.</p> <p>Bankrupt, a wholesale liquor dealer, 10 days before his bankruptcy, when hopelessly insolvent, and after the commission of an act of bankruptcy and disposing of practically all of his property, ordered 10 barrels of whisky from claimant, which he received on the day the petition was filed and a receiver appointed, and removed from the station without informing the receiver. B eld, that the purchase was fraudulent, and claimant was entitled to reclaim the goods from bankrupt’s trustee.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Bankruptcy, Dec. Dig. § 140.*]</p>