Stucky v. Masonic Savings Bank

Citations

• 108 U.S. 74
• 2 S. Ct. 219
• 27 L. Ed. 640
• 1883 U.S. LEXIS 1007

Syllabus

<p>Bankruptcy — Fraudulent* Preference.</p> <p>A creditor, dealing with á debtor whom he may suspect to be in failing circumstances, but of which he has no sufficient evidence, may receive payment or take security without necessarily violating the bankrupt law. When such creditor is unwilling to trust a debtor further, or feels anxious about his claim, the obtaining additional security, or the receiving pay- . ment of the debt is not prohibited, if the belief which the aet requires is wanting. Grant v. National Bank, 97 U. S. 80, approved and followed.</p>