Van Denburgh v. Goodfellow

TRATNOR, J. —

On August 15, 1935, plaintiff Harry G. Van Denburgh, as administrator of the estate of Mrs. Ar thur J. Clark, obtained a judgment against defendants Walter V. Goodfellow and Elizabeth B. Goodfellow, upon a note secured by a mortgage. On September 10, 1935, the mortgaged premises were sold and a deficiency judgment was entered against the defendants. On September 23, 1936, the defendants filed separate petitions in bankruptcy in the Federal District Court, and each was adjudicated a bankrupt. They listed plaintiff’s judgment in the schedule of debts attached to each bankruptcy…