Legal Opinion
Leonard Mizell v. H. A. Phillips, as Trustee of the Estate of J. Sam Muckleroy, Bankrupt
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 18, 1957No. 16233PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMERON, Circuit Judge.
Involuntary bankruptcy proceedings resulted in J. Sam Muckleroy’s being adjudicated a bankrupt on March 12, 1954. Appellee, as Trustee in Bankruptcy, brought this action under 11 U.S.C.A. § 96, subs, a, b [§ 60 of the Bankruptcy Act] to recover, as a voidable preference, the sum of $17,828.24 paid on an antecedent debt by the bankrupt to Mizell November 25, 1953. The jury, by special verdict in answer to interrogatories propunded by the Court, found that Muckleroy was insolvent on the crucial date and that. Mizell had reasonable cause to believe him insolvent. Mizell…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by24 opinions
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