Legal Opinion
Mayes v. Palmer
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 9, 1913No. 3,804PublishedCited by 6 opinions
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri; Smith McPherson, Judge. Suit by Joseph R. Palmer, as trustee in bankruptcy of William W. Reid, bankrupt, against W. O. Mayes and another. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
This was a suit by Joseph R. Palmer, as trustee in bankruptcy of William W. Reid, to set aside a deed of trust of 230 acres of land made by the bankrupt to W. O. Mayes, as trustee for Charles A. Mayes, as an unlawful preference under subdivisions “a” and “b” of section 60 of the bankruptcy act of 1903. So far as ' material those sections then read:
“(a) A person shall be deemed to have given a preference if, being insolvent, be bas, witbin four months before the filing of the petition, * » * made a transfer of any of bis property, and the effect of the enforcement of such…
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