Hackney v. Raymond Bros. Clarke Co.

Oldham, C.

This was an action by the trustee in bankruptcy of Julius M. Erlenborn to recover from the defendant in the court below the amount of an alleged preference received by it as a creditor of the bankrupt. There was a trial of the issues to a jury in the court below, a verdict for the' plaintiff, judgment on the verdict, and to reverse this judgment defendant has appealed to this court.

This case, with the companion case of Hackney v. Hargreaves Brothers, is before the court for review a fifth time. A full statement of the issues involved in the controversy is contained in our former…