McKey v. Steger
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Petition to Review and Revise Order of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois, in Bankruptcy; George A. Carpenter, Judge. In the matter of bankruptcy proceedings of William M. Luken. Proceeding by Frank M. McKey, as tire bankrupt’s trustee, to recover 100 bolts of cloth seized by John V. Steger under a distress warrant prior to bankruptcy.
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Petition to Review and Revise Order of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois, in Bankruptcy; George A. Carpenter, Judge. In the matter of bankruptcy proceedings of William M. Luken. Proceeding by Frank M. McKey, as tire bankrupt’s trustee, to recover 100 bolts of cloth seized by John V. Steger under a distress warrant prior to bankruptcy. Claimant objected to the maintenance of summary proceedings, which were thereupon dismissed, whereupon the trustee filed a petition to review and revise.
1Opinion of the Court
BAKER, Circuit Judge.
On July 24, 1913, an involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed against Luken. Shortly afterwards he was adjudicated a bankrupt and McKey was elected trustee. About three weeks before the institution of the bankruptcy proceedings respondent Steger had caused a distress warrant to be served upon Luken, and had seized 100 bolts of cloth then belonging to Luken. The following October the trustee filed a petition in the bankruptcy court praying for a summary order upon Steger to turn over to the trustee the 100 bolts of cloth seized by Steger under the distress warrant.…
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