Crystal Laundry & Cleaners, Inc. v. Continental Finance & Loan Co.

Felton, Chief Judge.

It was not error for the court to subject to the finance company’s lien so much of the debtor’s earnings in the hands of the garnishee as were earned prior to the debtor’s adjudication as a bankrupt. A lien obtained within four months of adjudication of bankruptcy is voidable only at the instance of a trustee in bankruptcy. Since the debtor could under no circumstances be entitled to such funds if not claimed as an exemption, it is no concern of his or the garnishee’s whether it be applied to the lien here asserted or be recovered by the trustee for the benefit of all…