Coleman v. Caplan

McVICAR, District Judge.

This is an action by the trustee in bankruptcy to recover an alleged preference paid to the defendant. At the trial the court reserved the decision on the point submitted by the defendant, which reads: “There is no evidence to show that defendant had reasonable cause to believe that bankrupt was insolvent at any of the times of transfer and had reasonable cause to believe he was obtaining a preference at any time,” and took the verdict of the jury subject to the decision of said point. The jury’s verdict was in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $1,300. The case is…