Pecos County State Bank v. Lynch

FOSTER, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment allow-a claim 0f $2,773.43 against the receiver o£ a na£ional bank as an ordinary debt to be pajd j¡n £be course of the liquidation, but de-uying a preference. The facts axe not in dis-p^te. g0 far as material, they are these :

The Pecos County State Bank and First National Bank o£ Fort Stockton were located at Fort Stockton, Texas. The First National Bank closed its doors On October and on October 5, 1931, and on October 13, 1931.was inted reeeiver. prior theret on Odober £ 1931 in tbe clearance of ebeeks drawn fey depositors o£ tLe gaid…