Cummins Grocer Co. v. Talley
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from and in Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Tennessee. Petition by the Cummins Grocer Company and others for adjudication in involuntary bankruptcy against Ben Talley. From a judgment dismissing the petition, plaintiffs bring error and appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge.
The appeal and writ of error are brought to review an order of the court below adjudging appellee not a bankrupt and dismissing the petition for bankruptcy. The act of bankruptcy alleged therein was the conveyance of a large amount of real estate in trust for the benefit of a creditor, with the alleged intent to prefer such creditor. The answer of the respondent denied “that within four months next preceding the date of the filing of said petition * * he transferred while insolvent a portion of his property * * * for the use of the Bank of Commerce &' Trust Company,”…
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- In re Plymouth Cordage Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
- Moulton v. CoburnCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1904
- Lowenstein v. Henry McShane Mfg. Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1904
- Bogen & Trummel v. ProtterCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1904
- In re CroninDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1899
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- Lackawanna Leather Co. v. La Porte Carriage Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1914