William A. Wylie, Trustee in Bankruptcy of the Estate of Clair v. Ward, Bankrupt v. Clair v. Ward

CHAMBERS, Circuit Judge.

Ward, a tire dealer, in Alhambra, California, has been granted a discharge in bankruptcy by the referee, and the referee’s decision was sustained by the district court on review. We do the trustee no injustice when we say that, in the practical sense, Ward’s largest creditor, the United States Rubber Company, is the real party in interest.

For many shears Ward was successful and prosperous in the service station, tire and accessory business. But sometime prior to 1950 he wanted to be bigger and decided to profit from the then greatly expanding business of retail selling…