Lovie Westbrook v. J. M. Evans, Successor-Trustee of James Emmett Westbrook and Mildred M. Westbrook, Bankrupts

In this bankruptcy proceeding, the sole question that was litigated below is whether appellant, mother of bankrupt James Emmett Westbrook, took possession of the property described in her chattel mortgage prior to the date of the bankruptcy, so that she was entitled to have her claim allowed as a secured claim against the bankrupt’s estate. The Referee in Bankruptcy, after á hearing, resolved this question against the appellant, and the District Court, Judge Young, after analysis of the evidence in light of the applicable legal principles, affirmed the decision of the Referee in Bankruptcy.…