John S. Brittain Dry-goods Co. v. Bertenshaw

Citations

• 68 Kan. 734
• 75 P. 1027
• 1904 Kan. LEXIS 168

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Bankruptcy— Preference of Creditor. In an action by a trustee in bankruptcy to recover back from a creditor a partial payment of a claim made by a debtor within four months preceding the time the latter was adjudged a bankrupt, the jury found that the payment did not enable the creditor to obtain a greater percentage. of its debt than the bankrupt was able to pay to his other creditors. • Held, that there was no illegal preference, within the meaning of the bankrupt law.</p>