Hart v. Stinger

DAWKINS, District Judge..

Plaintiff, as the trustee of tho bankrupt estate of James E. Stinger, brought this plenary action against tho said Stinger, his wife, Virginia D. Stinger, and a stepson, Carlos Allen, alleging that the first two defendants were residents of this district, and the last, Allen, was a resident of Houston, Tex.; that within four months preceding the filing of the petition in bankruptcy the bankrupt had executed in favor of his wife an instrument purporting to be a dation en paiment, or giving in payment of certain jewelry of the value of $4,000, or more, consisting of…