Hicks v. Knost, 178 U.S. 541 (1900)

Hicks v. Knost


No. 612


Submitted May 14, 1900
Decided May 28, 1900
178 U.S. 541

CERTIFICATE FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT

Syllabus

A district court of the United States has jurisdiction, by the proposed defendant’s consent, but not otherwise, to entertain a bill in equity by a trustee in bankruptcy to recover property conveyed to the defendant by the bankrupt in fraud of the Bankrupt Act and of his creditors. Bardes v. Hawarden Bank, ante,524, followed.

The case is stated in the opinion of the Court.