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Collett v. Adams, 249 U.S. 545 (1919)
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Collett v. Adams, 249 U.S. 545 (1919)
Collett v. Adams No. 274 Submitted March 21, 1919 Decided April 28, 1919 249 U.S. 545
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
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Under the Bankruptcy Law, as amended in 1903 and 110 [§§ 23b, 6Ob, and 2(20)], a suit by the trustee to set aside a transfer of property, as a preference voidable under § 60b, and to recover the property or its value, is cognizable by the district court within whose district the property is situate, though not the court in which the bankruptcy proceeding is pending, and without regard to the consent of the defendant or the residence of the trustee, the bankrupt, or the defendant. P. 547.
In this respect, the jurisdiction is the same whether the suit is based on § 60b, or §§ 67e and 70e, as amended. Id.
Such a suit is local, in the sense of Jud.Code § 54, so that a defendant residing in another district of the same state may be served there with original process. P. 550.
Such local suits, apart from the terms of the Bankruptcy Act, are excepted by § 51 of the Code from the general provision that a defendant may not be sued in any district other than that of which he is an inhabitant. Id.
Jurisdiction of the district court over a suit by a trustee in bankruptcy to set aside a transfer held not affected by the pendency of a prior action for damages brought by the transferee against the bankrupt in a state court, which acquired no lien on the property. Id.
The plaintiff’s claim held to be sufficiently substantial to entitle him to a decision on the merits in the court below. Id.
Reversed.
The case is stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Collett v. Adams, 249 U.S. 545 (1919) in 249 U.S. 545 249 U.S. 546. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=925GRIKN226QHVY.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Collett v. Adams, 249 U.S. 545 (1919), in 249 U.S. 545, page 249 U.S. 546. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=925GRIKN226QHVY.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Collett v. Adams, 249 U.S. 545 (1919). cited in 1919, 249 U.S. 545, pp.249 U.S. 546. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=925GRIKN226QHVY.
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