Legal Opinion
Caldwell v. Valley Nat. Bank of Phoenix
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 20, 1954No. 4673PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
The Caldwells have appealed from an order adjudging them bankrupts in an involuntary proceeding. On July 28, 1952, the Caldwells executed and delivered to E. Forrest Sanders, R. C. Garland and Edwin Mechem a mortgage on certain real property owned by the Cald-wells to secure a note for $3,000, due one year from date. The involuntary petition pleaded the giving of that note and mortgage as an act of bankruptcy. If it was not an act of bankruptcy, there was no basis for the adjudication.
The facts with respect to the transaction are these:
On December 26, 1951, the Valley…
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