Adelman v. Centaur Corp.

HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant appeals from a judgment decreeing the appellee owner of a chose in action acquired before bankruptcy by assignment from the bankrupt, Swift Equipment Corporation, which corporation, on September 9, 1938, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under section 77B of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C.A. § 207, and was subsequently adjudged a bankrupt. The facts leading up to this controversy are as follows:

The Centaiir Corporation has its place of business at Greenwich, Ohio, and is engaged, among other things, in the manufacture of highway mowers. On February *57514,…