Thomas v. Adelman

THOMAS, District Judge.

This is an action to recover money alleged to have been paid to the defendant by the bankrupt, on the ground that it was a preference, within section 60a of the bankruptcy act (Act July 1,' 1898, c. 541, 30 Stat. 562 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3445]). Proceedings in bankruptcy were instituted on February 13, 1903. It appears from the defendant’s statement that in May or June of the previous year the bankrupt came to him “and wanted to loan some money, saying he had some bills to pay, and was very short. I had known him for a number of years, and knew him to be thoroughly…