Steinfield v. Epstein

Citations

• 256 Pa. 601
• 100 A. 996
• 1917 Pa. LEXIS 668

Syllabus

<p>Equity — Bankruptcy—Partnership settlement — Fraud.</p> <p>A bill in equity by the trustee of bankrupt’s estate for a reopening of the settlement of partnership affairs made between the bankrupt and the defendant five years before, and for an accounting, and alleging that at the time of the settlement defendant had fraudulently concealed assets of the partnership from his partner, was properly dismissed where it appeared that the bankrupt had then no creditors, that the parties were dealing at arm’s length and that each of them had equal means of knowledge of the assets of the estate.</p>