Peterson v. Mettler
District Court, W.D. Washington
In Equity. Suit by Gilbert E. Peterson, trustee in bankruptcy of Simon Mettler and Anna Mettler, his wife, against Carl Mettler and Mary Mettler, his wife. On exceptions to report of special master. Exceptions overruled, and decree for complainant.
1Opinion of the Court
CUSHMAN, District Judge.
This suit was brought on the part of the trustee in bankruptcy of the estate of Simon Mettler and Anna Mettler, his wife, to have an alleged preference to Carl Met-tler and Mary Mettler, his wife, set aside and recovered to the trus*939tee on the ground that the said conveyances were to defraud creditors.
After issue was joined upon the allegations in the complaint of illegal preference and fraud, and upon tlie defense of an innocent purchaser for value, the purchase alleged to have been made more than four mouths prior to the institution of bankruptcy proceedings, by…
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