Smith v. Carukin
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern Division of the Western District of Michigan; Clarence W. Sessions, Judge. Petition by James W. Carukin against Edward E. Smith, trustee in bankruptcy of Julius F. Hendricksen, for reclamation of a motor truck. From an order granting the petition, the trustee appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
DENISON, Circuit Judge.
Carukin filed a petition with the referee in bankruptcy seeking reclamation of a motor truck which Carukin had owned and which he had turned over to the bankrupt, under a contract of sale which purported to reserve the title until the price was paid. The referee held that the attempted reservation of title was invalid; on petition to review, the District Judge reached the contrary conclusion and granted the petition, and the trustee appeals.
The written instrument involved is more or less informal. It is given in the margin.1 Hendricksen, the bankrupt, was doing business…
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