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SEXTON v. KESSLER

No. 92.

225 U.S. 90 (1912)

SEXTON, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY OF KESSLER & COMPANY, v. KESSLER & COMPANY, LIMITED.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 27, 1912.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John Larkin, with whom Mr. Alexander S. Andrews, was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Abram I. Elkus and Mr. F.C. McLaughlin, with whom Mr. Rufus W. Sprague, Jr. was on the brief, for appellees.

MR. JUSTICE HOLMES delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a bill brought by a trustee in bankruptcy to set aside an alleged fraudulent preference. The Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a decree of the District Court for the plaintiffs and dismissed the bill. 172 Fed. Rep. 535. 97 C.C.A. 161. It will be enough for our decision to state the following facts: The appellee was an English company and the bankrupts a New York...

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