Allen v. McMannes

SANBORN, District Judge.

This is a bill in equity, brought by complainant as trustee in bankruptcy of Lorenzo Clark, to avoid an alleged preference made by the bankrupt on July 31, 1906. On that day the bankrupt and his wife, Bessie Clark, joined in a bill of sale to the defendant, covering a stock of boots and shoes and store fixtures. The bill of sale recited that defendant had and claimed a chattel mortgage on the property, and should take such property in full payment for the debts secured by the chattel mortgage; that the sale was in full for the amount due from Clark to the defendant. It…