Ricketts v. Reichenbach

Eldred, District Judge.

Action brought by L. A. Ricketts, trustee in bankruptcy of Lincoln Safe Deposit Company, bankrupt, plaintiff, appellee, against John A. Reichenbaeh, defendant, appellant, to recover a balance alleged to be due upon a certain promissory note executed by said defendant, August 8, 1928, to the Lincoln Safe Deposit Company for the sum of $20,800, payable on demand. The answer of the defendant alleges, in substance, that prior to the execution of said note the Lincoln Safe Deposit Company and the Reichenbach Land Company entered into an agreement for the purchase of certain…