Harden v. Petritz
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western Division of the Northern District of Illinois. In the matter of the Rockford Produce & Sales Company, bankrupt. Petition by John G. Petritz, trustee, charging preference, and from a decree on a rule to show cause, Frank B. Harden appeals..
1Opinion of the Court
EVAN A. EVANS, Circuit Judge.
Appellee filed a petition charging payment of various sums ,of money by bankrupt to appellant, as a preference, and obtained an order requiring appellant to show cause why this money should not be turned over to the trustee. Appellant answered fully, and upon his application leave was granted to file an amended answer. He denied the facts constituting a preference, asserted his right to hold the money, and prayed the court to “dismiss the petition filed by the trustee in this cause, for the reason that said moneys in fact and in' law belong to this respondent.” A…
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