In re Ratliff’s Empirical Analysis
107 F. 80 · 1901
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
April 1922
most recently cited
3 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Clark Assignee v. Iselin · Columbus Electric Co. v. Worden · In re Eggert · In re Alexander · Worden v. Columbus Electric Co.
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““That when a payment on account is made to an innocent creditor, in the due course of business, within four- months of bankruptcy, when the debtor did not know he was insolvent, such payment is not a preference which must be surrendered as a condition precedent to allowing proof of claim. This seems to be the proper, reasonable construction of the statute, the purpose of which was to provide for an equitable distribution of the bankrupt estate; to promote, and not destroy, business, and benefit, not punish, innocent creditors as well as bankrupts.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. In re Keller
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