Berman v. Hale

WILSON, Circuit Judge.

The appellant was the treasurer of the Rolland Stores Corporation, which was duly adjudged a bankrupt in the District Court of Massachusetts. As such treasurer, he was ordered by the District Court on the report of a referee to turn over to the tras-tee certain merchandise as property of the bankrupt, which it was found he had wrongfully withheld from the trustee, or the value thereof, amounting to $12,949.29.. Prom this order the appellant filed a petition for appeal which, was allowed in the District Court, and also a petition to this court for leave to appeal under…