In re Purtell
District Court, N.D. New York
In Bankruptcy. In the matter of bankruptcy proceedings of William P. Purtell. Application for a confirmation of the report of a special master holding a certain chattel mortgage given by the bankrupt to one Lillian Meeker invalid as against the bankrupt’s trustee.
1Opinion of the Court
RAY, District Judge.
Prior to January 23, 1913, Lillian Meeker, the mortgagee, was the owner of a stock of groceries, provisions, furnishings, fixtures, etc., in a store situated in the village of Union, Broome county, N. Y. On or about December 15, 1912, she made an agreement in writing with William P. Purtell, now bankrupt, whereby *192■she agreed to sell the said property to said Purtell for the sum of $1,-■000 cash. Fifty dollars was paid down by Purtell, and the agreement was that the balance should be paid on or about January 1, 1913. Lillian Meeker continued in charge of the store making…
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