Legal Opinion
Lazarus v. Eagen
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 15, 1912No. 129PublishedCited by 6 opinions
In Equity. Suit by G. Fred Lazarus, trustee of William J. Greggs, bankrupt, against James Eagen.
1Opinion of the Court
WITHER, District Judge.
A bill in equity was filed by the trustee in bankruptcy of the estate of William J. Greggs, to recover from James Eagen a preference. A creditors’ petition was filed on the 7th of December, 1911, wherein was contained:
“That the said W. J. Gregg (or Greggs) owes debts to tbe amount of $1,000, or over, is insolvent, and is neither a wage-earner nor a person principally engaged in farming or the tilling of the soil. That within four (4) months preceding the filing of this i>etition, the said W. J. Gregg (or Greggs), while insolvent, committed an act of bankruptcy, in that…
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