Francis J. Curtis, Trustee in Bankruptcy for the Tam Corporation v. Vernon J. Knox and Helen Diekman, Trustee

HASTINGS, Circuit Judge.

Francis J. Curtis, Trustee in Bankruptcy of the Estate of The Tam Corporation (appellee), brought this action against Vernon J. Knox and Helen Diek-man, Trustee (appellants), to set aside, for the benefit of the bankrupt estate, a lien on and sale of certain personal property under a chattel mortgage as an alleged preference under Section 60 of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C.A. § 96, and to recover the value of such property transferred from the bankrupt to defendants. The jury found the issues in favor of plaintiff and awarded damages of $32,500. From judgment entered…