Covington v. Brigman
District Court, E.D. North Carolina
In Equity. Bill by Leake S. Covington, trustee in bankruptcy of the Eagle Pharmacy, to set aside as a voidable preference, a mortgage on a stock of merchandise, etc., executed to J. W. Brigman by the bankrupts.
1Opinion of the Court
CONNOR, District Judge.
[1] On January 16, 1911, defendant sold to his son, Orlando Brigman, and B. T. Dawson, a stock of drugs and fixtures, including a soda water fountain, located in a storehouse, the property of his wife, in the town of Rockingham, N. C. He had, for some time prior thereto,-been carrying on the pharmacy and drug business, under the name and style of the Eagle Pharmacy. The stock, fixtures, and fountain constituted the only assets of said business, subject to an indebtedness of. about $2,700. An inventory of said stock, fixtures, and fountain, taken a short time prior to…
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