Wetstein v. Franciscus

This is a writ of error from a judgment rendered by the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York on a verdict of a jury in favor of the plaintiff below for the sum *904of $6,642.29. Plaintiff sued as trustee in bankruptcy of Samuel Baerncopf to recover various sums paid to defendant below under circumstances claimed to constitute a preference under the provisions of the bankruptcy law. ,

It appeared from the evidence that Baerncopf and Wetstein, the defendant, were old friends; that Baerncopf resided and did business in Philadelphia and Wetstein resided in New York; that…