In re Singer & Sirotta, Inc.

PATTERSON, District Judge.

Molly Cohen filed a proof of claim against the bankrupt estate. The trustee in bankruptcy moved to expunge it on the ground that the claimant had taken a voidable preference which she had not surrendered. The referee took the proof tendered, held that the claimant had not received a voidable preference, and denied the motion.

The bankrupt was a company which manufactured fur coats. It made an assignment for the benefit of creditors on April 4, 1938, and was petitioned into bankruptcy on April 14th. The claimant was a sister of the president of the bankrupt concern and…