Stevens v. Davenport

On February 8, 1921, the Marigold Oil & Refining Company of Texas was declared a bankrupt in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, and on the 9th of February, 1921, M.

E. Stevens was duly appointed trustee of the estate of the bankrupt. Later A. G. Walker was appointed substitute trustee in place of Stevens, who had resigned. On October 26,1921, M. E. Stevens, the trustee, was by the referee in bankruptcy given authority and power to make demand of E. D. Davenport, H. L. Hunter, P. B. Manley, A. M. Griffith, and J. M. Reynolds for the sum of $100,-000, which was…