Ward v. Central Trust Co. of Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. Suit by the Central Trust Company of Illinois, trustee in bankruptcy of Edward Morrison, against James R. Ward. From a decree for complainant, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
BAKER, Circuit Judge.
Morrison ivas duly adjudged a bankrupt. See Morrison v. Rieman, 249 Fed. 97, 161 C. C. A. 149. The bankruptcy proceedings are still pending in the bankruptcy court.
Within four months preceding the filing of the petition in bankruptcy, Monison deeded all his real estate to appellant. Under a bill filed on the chancery side of the District Court, the trustee secured a decree canceling the transfer as preferential and also as fraudulent.
[1] Appellant’s challenge of the trial court’s jurisdiction on his assertion that, because Morrison and appellant are both citizens of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Dean v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Van Iderstine v. National Discount Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Gratiot County State Bank v. Johnson Ex Rel. St. Louis Chemical Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Morrison v. RiemanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1917
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