Owen v. Brown

Citations

• 120 F. 812
• 57 C.C.A. 180
• 1903 U.S. App. LEXIS 4539

Syllabus

<p>1. Act of Bankruptcy — ‘ Preference Through Legal Proceeding” — Enforcement of Judgment Lien.</p> <p>Neither the third subdivision of section 3a, nor any other provision of the bankrupt act (Act July 1, 1898, c. 541, 30 Stat. 544 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3418]), contemplates that valid judgment liens on real property acquired before the passage of the act, or more than four months before-the filing of the petition in bankruptcy, shall he vacated, or that the due-enforcement of such liens by execution shall constitute an illegal preference or an act of bankruptcy.</p>