Warren v. Tenth National Bank

On a petition in involuntary bankruptcy filed February 24th, 1871, in this court. Edmund P. Sanger and Walter Scott were, on the 11th of March, 1871, adjudged bankrupts. The plaintiffs were, on the 11th of April 1871, *170appointed assignees, and an assignment in the usual form was executed to them on the 14th April, 1871.

The bill alleges, that on the 12th January, 1871, and within four months before the filing of the petition, the bankrupts being insolvent, with a view to give a preference to the Tenth National Bank of the city of New York, which then had a claim aginst them procured, or…