Case Name: In re SHAPIRO et. al.
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1901-02-18
Citations: 106 F. 495
Docket Number: 
Parties: In re SHAPIRO et. al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter
Volume: 106
Pages: 495–495

Head Matter:
In re SHAPIRO et. al.
(District Court, S. D. New York.
February 18, 1901.)
1. Bankruptcy — Acts op Bankruptcy.
The withdrawal oí money from an insolvent firm by one of tlie partners, and its secret transfer to a third person, in connection with other concurrent transactions between the partners, held a. conveyance and transfer of property, with intent, to hinder and delay creditors, by both partners, which constituted an act of bankruptcy.
2. Samis — Partnership—jVIarsiiamjío op Assets.
When the actions of partners, in connection with the transfer by one of his interest in the firm to the o(her,.were fraudulent, and constituted acts of bankruptcy, upon which both partners and the firm are adjudged bankrupts, the property will be marshaled, as between firm and individual creditors, as though no transfer had been made.
In Bankruptcy.
On petition for adjudication.
Myers, Goldsmith & liroimer, for creditors.
Engel, Engel & Oppenheimer, for .Novick.

Opinion:
GROWN, District Judge.
Upon the further hearing of the above case and the taking of additional tesfimony as respects the solvency of Xovick, and the disposition by him of about. §1,200 collected by him from firm accounts within a week of May 1, 1890, and the secret deposit of the money in the name of his father, who was indebted to Xovick at the time, and the false reason given for that deposit, and the subsequent use thereof in bis father's small business, wherein Novick was clerk, I feel constrained to (tad:
1. That the transfer by Shapiro to Novick on May 1, 1890, and Novick's prior withdrawal of about §1,200, from the firm, in the light of the subsequent secret deposit of those moneys, the false statements in reference thereto, and the assignment to Shapiro so shortly after the transfer to him, should all be considered together, as a conveyance and transfer of property with intent to hinder and delay creditors, boib by Shapiro and Xovick, constituting an act of bankruptcy under section 8a (1).
2. That aside from the above sum of §1,200, Xovick at the time of the filing of the petition against him was insolvent, and the claim against the father I consider of doubtful value.
3. Thai certain payments made by Xovick were made with intent to give a preference; and that upon all the facts, adjudication should go against Xovick a,nd the firm in addition to the previous adjudication against Shapiro, and the firm and individual assets marshaled, as though the transfer of May 1, 1899, had not been made. See Coll. Bankr. (3d Ed.) 70; In re Wilcox (D. C.) 94 Fed. 84, 88.