Kaufman v. Tredway
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPERIOR COURT OP THE STATE OP PENNSYLVANIA. On August 20, 1898, Gustave Kaufman filed his petition in bankruptcy and was subsequently adjudged and decreed a bankrupt. W. T. Tredway was appointed trustee of his estate.
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ERROR TO THE SUPERIOR COURT OP THE STATE OP PENNSYLVANIA. On August 20, 1898, Gustave Kaufman filed his petition in bankruptcy and was subsequently adjudged and decreed a bankrupt. W. T. Tredway was appointed trustee of his estate. On July 24, 1899, the trustee commenced suit in the Court of Common Pleas, No. 3, of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, to recover from Joseph S. Kaufman the sum of $4,086.64, charged to have- been given, on August 4, 1898, by the bankrupt to the defendant as a preference. The trial resulted in a judgment in favor of the trustee for $1,086.64 and interest. This…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brewer
Whether the bankrupt was insolvent on August 4, 1898, when he paid the. money to his brother, the defendant, and whether the latter had reasonable cause to believe that it was intended thereby to give a preference, are questions of fact, determined by the verdict of the jury, and not open to review in this court. Hedrick v. A., T. & S. F. R. R. Co., 167 U. S. 673, 677; Bement v. National Harrow Company, 186 U. S. 70, 83; Jenkins v. Neff, 186 U. S. 230, and cases cited in opinions. It is suggested that the trial court erred in admitting testimony of transactions between the brothers some six.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bement v. National Harrow Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Clune v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Hedrick v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Jenkins v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
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- Chrisman v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Constructora Maza, Inc. v. Banco De PonceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Merril v. Dietz (In Re Universal Clearing House Co.)District Court, D. Utah · 1986
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