In re Kerlin
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western Division of the Northern District of Ohio; John M. Killits, Judge. In the matter of Richard G. Kerlin, alleged bankrupt. From orders adjudging Kerlin bankrupt, appeal is taken.
1Opinion of the Court
WARRINGTON, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of July 24, 1912, adjudging Richard G. Kerlin, bankrupt. The proceeding was commenced by petition of certain of his creditors in involuntary bankruptcy, alleging that, while insolvent, he, in conjunction with E. M. Kerlin, committed an act of bankruptcy on January 26, 1911, by transferring and paying $15 of their money to Merton L. Bamer in settlement of a claim against them as indorsers on a promissory note; that this was done with “intent by Richard G. Kerlin to prefer Merton E. Bamer over his other creditors.” In his answer Kerlin…
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