Lasswell v. Stein-Block Co.

STRUM, District Judge.

Joe Cohn filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy April ■2, 1936. Within four months prior thereto, two creditors, appellees here, secured attachment liens on some of Cohn’s property in state court suits. Validity of said liens are contested by Cohn’s trustee, appellant here.

Cohn’s debts aggregated $9,500. His assets, exclusive of his homestead and certain other chattels, aggregate about $3,000 in value. The homestead, community property of the bankrupt and his wife, was valued at $12,000. The debts in question are community debts. Validity of appellees’ attachment liens…