Hibschman v. Bevis
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Carey, J., entered August 4, 1917, upon findings in favor,of the defendants, in an action by a trustee to recover property belonging to the estate of a bankrupt.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
— Plaintiff, as trustee in Bankruptcy for M. L. and L. Gr. Bevis, Brought this action to obtain possession of certain property alleg'ed to be the property of the bankrupts, but claimed by the various defendants, either as owners or as creditors having a lien. While the court held generally in favor of the defendants, the first and controlling question is whether the complaint states a cause of action.
Plaintiff has neither alleged nor proved that the property is required to pay claims against the bankrupts’ estate. That a trustee takes title to the property of a bankrupt, and that he may avoid…
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