LIBERTY NATL. BANK v. BEAR.

No. 238.

265 U.S. 365 (1924)

LIBERTY NATIONAL BANK OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA, v. BEAR, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY OF THE ESTATES OF W.L. BECKER, SR., AND W.L. BECKER, JR., PARTNERS, ETC.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 26, 1924.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James D. Johnston for petitioner.

Mr. Harvey B. Apperson and Mr. James A. Bear, with whom Mr. G.A. Wingfield was on the brief, for respondent.


MR. JUSTICE SANFORD delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case, which arises in proceedings in bankruptcy, involves claims by a judgment creditor to liens upon the real estate of the bankrupts.

On July 20, 1920, the Liberty National Bank recovered a judgment in a Virginia court against the Roanoke Provision Co., a partnership composed of the two Beckers, and against the Beckers individually. This judgment —...

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