Balfour v. Wheeler

This is an action in equity brought by the complainant, as assignee in bankruptcy of Lucius A. Benton, to set aside as fraudulent and void a sale under execution to the defendants of the ■ii stock of goods of the bankrupt at Cleveland, Ohio, on the twenty-fifth of June, 1878.

On July 19, 1878, a petition against Benton was filed in the district court of the United States for the northern district of Ohio, by certain of his creditors, in involuntary proceedings in bankruptcy upon which he was adjudicated a bankrupt on August 5th following. On September 18th the complainant was appointed…