Bennett v. Erwin

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Barnes,

The question here involved is whether the discharge of a bankrupt, upon the dismissal of objections of his trustee that the bankrupt had transferred his property in fraud of creditors, affects the right of the trustee, after the discharge, to proceed with a suit to set aside such transfers as fraudulent conveyances.

The plaintiff, as substituted trustee in bankruptcy of William J. Knupp, instituted this proceeding in equity to avoid certain conveyances of his property made by the bankrupt prior to the filing of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy. The bill, after…