Blum v. Houser
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Petition to review in matter of law an order of the District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin; Arthur L. Sanborn, Judge. In the matter of bankruptcy proceedings of David Blum. Summary proceedings by Walter L. Houser, trustee of the bankrupt’s estate, against Nettie Bevy_ Blum to recover certain money alleged to belong to the estate. An order was entered requiring her to turn over the money to the trustee, and she petitions • for review.
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Petition to review in matter of law an order of the District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin; Arthur L. Sanborn, Judge. In the matter of bankruptcy proceedings of David Blum. Summary proceedings by Walter L. Houser, trustee of the bankrupt’s estate, against Nettie Bevy_ Blum to recover certain money alleged to belong to the estate. An order was entered requiring her to turn over the money to the trustee, and she petitions • for review. David Blum was declared a bankrupt on April 12, 1911. Thereafter the-referee entered an order upon him and his wife, Nettie Levy Blum, to show…
1Opinion of the CourtKohlsaat, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The only question presented is whether petitioner’s answer sets ¡up an adverse claim within the meaning of the bankruptcy act. If it does, then petitioner is entitled to have it adjudicated in a plenary suit..
The hearing before the referee seems to have proceeded upon the theory that the referee might inquire into all the facts attending the acquirement of the money by the petitioner and then determine from the evidence whether the claim of title was merely colorable or was adverse, and proceed accordingly. The referee found that petitioner’s claim was…
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