ASEL v. COOK

No. 7683.

23 F.2d 256 (1927)

ASEL v. COOK.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

December 28, 1927.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ira H. Lohman, of Jefferson City, Mo. (Paul Barnett, of Sedalia, Mo., on the brief), for appellant.

R. R. Brewster, of Kansas City, Mo., and Frank A. Thompson, of St. Louis, Mo. (A. T. Dumm, of St. Joseph, Mo., Lewis Hord Cook and W. C. Irwin, both of Jefferson City Mo., Charles H. Mayer, and Guy A. Thompson, of St. Louis, Mo., on the brief), for appellee.

Before STONE and VAN VALKENBURGH, Circuit Judges, and POLLOCK, District Judge.


STONE, Circuit Judge.

This is a plenary action brought by the trustee in bankruptcy of the Standard Crate & Filler Company against Howard Cook for $38,792.50, with interest. The above amount is claimed to represent the gains of Cook in a transaction wherein bonds of the bankrupt were disposed of to or by him. From a decree denying recovery, the trustee brings this appeal.

The basis of this suit is that, under the Constitution and laws of Missouri, this...

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