Lavenstein v. Plummer

For some years prior to 1931, M. E. Lavenstein, H. H. Lavenstein and A. L. Lavenstein were prominent business men in Petersburg. As the Lavenstein Corporation, they conducted a department store. As the Lavenstein Realty Corporation, they dealt in real estate, as they did through the DuPont City Development Company.

As of July 13, 1931, the Lavensteins in their several capacities were indebted to the Petersburg banks in these sums: There was then due from the Lavenstein Corporation to the National Bank of Petersburg $18,718.92, and from the Lavenstein Realty Corporation, $22,194.49—a total of…