W. S. Peck & Co. v. Whitmer
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from, the District Court of the United States for the District of Kansas; John C. Pollock, Judge. In the matter of the Heleker Bros. Mercantile Company, bankrupt. From orders disallowing the claims of W. S. Peck & Co. and the Citizens’ Bank of Frankfort, Kan., against the estate of the bankrupt, the claimants separately appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
CARLAND, Circuit Judge.
These appeals are from orders disallowing the claims of appellants against the estate of Heleker Bros. Mercantile Company, a bankrupt, on the ground that within four months prior to the filing of the petition in bankruptcy, to wit, September 23, 1914, they had received voidable preferences. The facts with reference to the alleged preferences are as follows:
W. S. Peck & Co., doing business in New York City, within four-months prior to the date last mentioned, received in the form of partial payments, made a week or more apart, from the bankrupt, which did business at…
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