Barton v. Geiler

On the 29th August, 1876, the complainant, as as-signee in bankruptcy of Jacob Kessler and Fred. Hor-man, filed his bill in the Chancery Court at Chattanooga, against the defendant, John Geiler.

The bill alleges that on the petition of creditors of said Kessler & Horman, partners, filed 17th March, 1876, they were regularly declared bankrupts, by the U. S. District Court at Knoxville, on the 8th day of April, 1876.

It is further alleged that on the 10th February, 1876, said firm made an assignment of their stock of goods to a trustee for the benefit of their creditors, *297and on the 18th January,…