Legal Opinion
Kerwin v. Hummel
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 28, 1940No. 7257PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGGLE, District Judge.
A petition was filed by John J. Kerwin in the bankruptcy court, seeking to have $4,000 in bonds owned by him declared a lien against certain assets of the bankrupt estates superior to that of similar bonds held by other creditors of the bankrupts. The referee denied Kerwin’s petition, and on affirmance by the District Court, this appeal followed.
Kerwin’s petition alleges that the bankrupts, Martin McDermott and Frank Mc-Dermott, and their respective spouses, on December 1, 1930, executed two hundred bonds in the nature of promissory notes in the aggregate principal sum…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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