In re Coffman

MEEK, District Judge.

The bankrupt, B. F. Coffman, complains of the action of the referee in sustaining the motion of the trustee, asking that the bankrupt be compelled to turn over to the trustee, or account for, the proceeds of the sale of three bales of cotton. The cotton composing the three bales was, at the time Coffman was adjudicated a bankrupt, growing on his homestead. Subsequent to the appointment and qualification of the trustee, it was gathered and taken from said homestead. The bankrupt claims said cotton as exempt to him under the laws of Texas. The exemption laws of the state of…