Milkman v. Arthe
District Court, E.D. New York
In Equity. Suit by Walter Milkman, as trustee of John C. Arthe, bankrupt, against John C. Arthe and others, to recover certain corporate stock claimed to be the property of the bankrupt.
1Opinion of the Court
CHATEIELD, District Judge.
The trustee in bankruptcy seeks to recover by this bill in equity 45 shares of stock in the Arthe, Levy & Bernhard Company, a New York corporation. The par value of this stock was $100, and it was purchased in the month of June, 1909, in the name of Harry Lancaster, a brother of Mrs. Arthe, with money furnished by her for that purpose.
The trustee alleges that this money was in reality property of the bankrupt estate, which Mrs. Arthe, and all the persons concerned, knew had been accumulated from the bankrupt’s property and for him in such a way that his creditors…
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- Fretz v. RothNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1905
- Aaronson v. McCauleyCity of New York Municipal Court · 1892
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