Breckons v. Snyder
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 163, Jan. T., 1904, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Schuylkill Co., July T., 1902, No. 235, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Charles E. B reckons, Trustee of William D. Chimelewsky v. William Snyder. Assumpsit by a trustee in bankruptcy to recover moneys of bankrupt.
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Appeal, No. 163, Jan. T., 1904, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Schuylkill Co., July T., 1902, No. 235, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Charles E. B reckons, Trustee of William D. Chimelewsky v. William Snyder. Assumpsit by a trustee in bankruptcy to recover moneys of bankrupt. At the trial defendant presented the following points: 1. That under the constitution of the United States, the judicial power of the federal courts extends to all cases in law and equity arising under the constitution and the laws of the United States, etc., and that the plaintiff’s alleged cause of action in…
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Opinion by
Mb. Justice Fell,
A petition in bankruptcy was filed by the creditors of W. D. Chimelewsky on March 14, 1902, and was so proceeded with that he was adjudged a bankrupt on April 29, 1902. This action was brought by the trustee of his estate to 'recover of’the defendant f>5,000 transferred to him by the bankrupt on February 17, 1902. The declaration contained two counts.' In the first it was alleged that the money had béen given to the defendant without any consideration and with the intent to defraud the bankrupt’s creditors and for this purpose it was received and retained by the…
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