In re Stemper

SAWTELEE, District Judge.

This matter comes before the court on a certificate of the referee. The material facts are as follows:

The bankrupts, at the time of their adjudication as bankrupts, had a policy of insurance on certain goods which had been destroyed by fire. The payment of this policy was resisted by the insurance company, and a suit to enforce the policy was brought by the trustee in bankruptcy in the state superior court. Judgment was- rendered in favor of the trustee for $1,500, and this amount came into the possession of F. C. Struckmeyer, Esq., the attorney for the trustee.

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