Acme Food Co. v. Meier
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Michigan. This was a petition t>y plaintiffs in error to have the defendant in error adjudicated a bankrupt. The averments of the petition were, in substance, that the defendant, Charles PI. Meier, is insolvent, and that within four months next preceding the date of this petition he had committed an act of bankruptcy.
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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Michigan. This was a petition t>y plaintiffs in error to have the defendant in error adjudicated a bankrupt. The averments of the petition were, in substance, that the defendant, Charles PI. Meier, is insolvent, and that within four months next preceding the date of this petition he had committed an act of bankruptcy. (1) By conveying on December 30, 1904, by warranty deed to one Mary Bosh qn interest in a parcel of land described as in the township of Chesterfield, county of Macomb, Mich. ■ (2) By- conveying by…
1Opinion of the CourtBurton, Circuit Judge
1. There was no evidence tending to support the alleged preference by the mortgage to the Citizens’ Savings Bank. That mortgage was made for. a present consideration and in good faith, and no question has been made by counsel here as to that transaction.
2. Neither is it insisted that the conveyance to Mrs. Mary Bosh was either fraudulent or a preference. Counsel before the jury substantially conceded this. Neither is it contended that the conveyance to William D. Parker was a preference. Meier owed nothing to Parker, and the conveyance to him was to protect him as surety upon certain loans…
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- West Co. v. LeaSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Elliott v. ToeppnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Lansing Boiler & Engine Works v. RyersonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1904
- Jackson v. LawrenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
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