Legal Opinion
Blackman v. Bechtel
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 11, 1935No. Nos. 10265-10267PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAGON, District Judge.
George M. Bechtel & Co. was on involuntary petitions, filed September 9, 1933, adjudicated a bankrupt on December 8, 1933. Smith Blackman was appointed trustee of the estate, and instituted proceedings to set aside three alleged fraudulent transfers which were the subject of three distinct suits. The cases were consolidated, and the trustee prosecutes this appeal from an adverse decision.
George M. Bechtel established at Davenport, Iowa, before 1900, a securities business dealing principally with Iowa municipal bonds. The business grew in volume and public confidence to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- New York County National Bank v. MasseySupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Dean v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Van Iderstine v. National Discount Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1913
- CITIZENS'NAT. BANK OF GASTONIA, NC v. LinebergerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1930
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