In re Clifford’s Empirical Analysis
136 F. 475 · 1905
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
April 1917
most recently cited
1 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Tiffany v. Boatman's Institution · Burnhisel v. Firman
Most-quoted passages
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““The purpose of this section is to prohibit the giving of a preference by a bankrupt to existing creditors, and it does not apply to transactions whereby the bankrupt receives a present consideration for the transfer.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Debus v. Yates
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