Brown v. Streicher
District Court, D. Rhode Island
At Law. Action by William J. Brown, as trustee in bankruptcy of the Lazarus & Griess Company, against Mark Streicher. On defendant’s petition for a new trial and motion in arrest of judgment.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, District Judge.
The plaintiff is trustee in bankruptcy of the Lazarus & Griess Company, a corporation. The defendant Streicher was indorser upon notes of the bankrupt that were paid by the bankrupt during the period of four months prior to December 24, 1907, the date of adjudication upon the involuntary petition.
The action is based upon section 60, els. “a”, “b” of the bankruptcy act (Act July 1, 1898, c. 541, 30 Stat. 562 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3445]), relating to preferences, and the plaintiff relies especially upon Kobusch v. Hand, 156 Led. 660, 84 C. C. A. 372, 18 L. R. A. (N.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Landry v. AndrewsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1901
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