Ft. Pitt Coal & Coke Co. v. Diser
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Ohio; John H. Clarke, Judge. Petition by Oscar Diser, trustee in bankruptcy, against the Ft. .Pitt Coal & Coke Company and others. From an adverse decree, the named company appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WARRINGTON, Circuit Judge.
John R. Greer, William G. Greer, and Robert C. Greer were partners and dealing in coal at Youngstown, Ohio, under the firm name of Greer Bros., when (on February 26, 1915) the involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed which gave rise to the present controversy. The petition alleged that “Greer Bros.” were “insolvent, and that within four months next preceding” they had committed certain acts of bankruptcy, among which was an unlawful preference made in favor of the Ft. Pitt Coal Company of Pittsburgh, and the prayer was that “Greer Bros, may be adjudged * * * to…
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