Lowenstein v. Reikes

The question presented by these motions is whether a suit by a trustee in bankruptcy, brought in the District Court to avoid a preferential transfer made by the bankrupt prior to the institution of the bankruptcy proceeding, is a “controversy arising in bankruptcy proceedings from a court of bankruptcy” within the meaning of section 24a of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 USCA § 47 (a). If it is, section 24e, which was added by the amendment of 1926 (44 Stat. 644,11 USCA § 47 (e), requires the appeal to be taken within thirty days after judgment or decree. It is a question which seems never to have…