Danning v. Lederer

SWAIM, Circuit Judge.

This is a plenary suit brought by a trustee in bankruptcy to recover property to which she claims title under Section 70, sub. a(5) of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C.A. § 110, sub. a(5). The voluntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in the Southern District of California, but the property involved is located in Illinois.

The property to which the trustee claims title consists of four trusts in which the bankrupt has an equitable interest as one of the beneficiaries. Three of the four trusts were established by the bankrupt’s father: two inter vivos, referred to as the Leon…