Wood v. A. Wilbert's Sons Shingle & Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. . The facts, which involve the construction of §§ 23a and 23b of the Bankruptcy- Act and the jurisdiction of the District Court of the United States thereundér, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
The ease is here on a question of jurisdiction. Appellant brought suit in the District Court November 3, 1909, as trustee of one Edward Douglas Leche to set aside a sale of lands made by Leche to appellee, A. Wilbert’s Sons Shingle and Lumber Company, herein called the shingle and lumber company, and to account for the rents thereof or the proceeds of the land that may have been sold, and to otherwise render a full account to appellant of the transactions with Leche, individually or otherwise.
Appellees on the third of December, 1909, filed an exception to the jurisdiction of the court,…
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