Legal Opinion

In re Ferrer

District Court, D. Puerto Rico

Decided January 8, 1918No. 191Published

1Opinion of the Court

HamiltoN, Judge,

delivered the following opinion:

During the course of the administration of this éstate a creditor named Pabon filed a petition before the referee, ask*263Ing for return of property alleged to bave been loaned to the bankrupt before the declaration of bankruptcy but while he was in insolvent circumstances. The referee examined the papers and witnesses, and decided against the application. The creditor seeks to review this finding.

1. The general rule is that a trust fund must be clearly traced in order to charge the bankrupt estate with liabilities. Re Leigh, 208 Fed. 486. This is…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. John Deere Plow Co. v. McDavidCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
  2. In re M. E. Dunn & Co.District Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1912
  3. Chicago Title & Trust Co. v. National Hollow Brake Beam Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1913
  4. In re DavisDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1901
  5. Knauth, Nachod & Kuhne v. LovellDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1914

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