Cajiafas v. United States

HICKS, Circuit Judge.

Appellants, partners, and involuntary bankrupts, were convicted of knowingly and fraudulently concealing money and merchandise from the trustee. Bankruptcy Act 1898 (30 Stat. 554, e. 541, sube. 4) § 29b, el. (1), USC tit. 11, § 52(b) cl. (1) [11 USCA § 52(b) (1)]. They appealed and assigned errors. We consider only those urged in the brief :

1. It is insisted that the involuntary petition in bankruptcy was inadmissible because defective; that the adjudication was therefore void and the election of the trustee of no effect. The answer is that the adjudication is not open to…