BOOKEY v. KING

No. 14943.

236 F.2d 871 (1956)

James C. BOOKEY, Sr., Appellant, v. Cleo P. KING, Trustee in Bankruptcy of James C. Bookey, Sr., Bankrupt, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

August 27, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guy E. Dunning, William A. Bowles, Seattle, Wash., for appellant.

James H. Madison, Wallace Aiken, Howe, Davis, Riese & Aiken, Seattle, Wash., for appellee.

Before HEALY, LEMMON and FEE, Circuit Judges.


LEMMON, Circuit Judge.

While his son and sole business partner was facing an involuntary petition in bankruptcy filed against the firm, the appellant was on an extended trip in the United States and Mexico — gambling in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Reno, and being "usually * * * pretty well teed up and * * * never * * * very clear on just what [he] was doing".

Exactly eight months after he and the firm were adjudged bankrupts, the appellant filed...

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