Scott W. Allen, Jr. v. Charles M. Lokey, Trustee

WISDOM, Circuit Judge.

The narrow question this appeal presents is whether Scott Allen, the appellant, conveyed a thirty-foot Chris Craft motor boat to the Capitol Tobacco Company, Inc., now in bankruptcy. The question arose as a result of the trustee in bankruptcy of Capitol Tobacco petitioning the referee for authority to sell the boat, which was deteriorating rapidly and was subject to a lien for dockage and repairs. The referee issued an order for all parties claiming an interest in the boat to show cause why the trustee should not sell the boat. Allen filed a response in which he asserted…