First State Bank v. Lincoln
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the chancery court of Lowndes county. Hon. James F. Mo Cool, Chancellor. Lincoln, trustee in bankruptcy of the bankrupt Columbus Chair Company, appellee, was complainant in the court below; and the First State Bank of Columbus, a domestic banking corporation, appellant, was defendant there. The suit was for recovery of a preference. From a decree in favor of complainant the defendant appealed to the supreme court. The opinion of the court states the facts of the case.
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From the chancery court of Lowndes county. Hon. James F. Mo Cool, Chancellor. Lincoln, trustee in bankruptcy of the bankrupt Columbus Chair Company, appellee, was complainant in the court below; and the First State Bank of Columbus, a domestic banking corporation, appellant, was defendant there. The suit was for recovery of a preference. From a decree in favor of complainant the defendant appealed to the supreme court. The opinion of the court states the facts of the case. The First State Bank was entitled under the law to have submitted to a jury the questions of fact upon which it is…
1Opinion of the CourtMayes, C. J.
On the 21st day of July, 1905, certain creditors of the Columbus Chair Company filed a petition in the bankrupt -court seeking to have the chair company adjudged a bankrupt. On the 18th day of August following the adjudication was made, and on the 30th day of the same month the creditors elected C. L; Lincoln trustee. After the selection of Lincoln as trustee, and while acting as such, Lincoln filed a bill in the chancery court of Lowndes county, in which it is alleged that the First State Bank had received from the chair company, within four months before the filing of the petition,…
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