Greer v. Butler County National Bank

Opinion by

Gawthrop, J.,

This is an action of assumpsit brought by a trusteé in bankruptcy to compel the defendant to pay over to him the sum of $1,500 which, it is alleged, it received from the bankrupts under circumstances which made the taking thereof a voidable preference under the Bankruptcy Act, as amended in 1910, Sec. 60-B. The verdict was for the plaintiff and the defendant appeals from judgment, entered thereon.

There was evidence sufficient to warrant a finding by the jury of the following facts: A. F. Burkhard and Clarence V. Blair, trading as A. F. Burkhard Motor Company, were…