Brenner v. Gaunce

DIETRICH, Circuit Judge.

By the order from which they appeal, appellants were denied a discharge in bankruptcy upon the ground that they had failed to account for a large amount of merchandise which the trustee contends should have been in their possession when they made an assignment for the benefit of their creditors.

Appellants are brothers, and for several years prior to 1925 they worked for their father in carrying on a retail clothing business at Bellingham, Wash. On January 1, 1925, their father retired, and gave to'them the business, including the fixtures and stock then on hand. At…