Bell v. Frederick

BUFFINGTON, Circuit Judge.

The pertinent facts in this case are thus stated in the opinion of the court below, viz.:

“This is a petition of Elliott Frederick, trustee in bankruptcy of Vincent De Maria, for an order permitting him to be substituted to the rights of Louis Bell, an attaching creditor of the bankrupt. The facts are these:

“The stock of the bankrupt, a merchant, insured in the sum of $8,000, was totally destroyed by fire on November 2, 1919. On the day following, Bell entered a judgment and issued an execution attachment against De Maria, attaching the moneys due on the policies in…