Case Name: In re LUBER et al.
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1907-03-08
Citations: 152 F. 492
Docket Number: No. 2,392
Parties: In re LUBER et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter
Volume: 152
Pages: 492–492

Head Matter:
In re LUBER et al.
(District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.
March 8, 1907.)
No. 2,392.
Bankruptcy — Trial on Involuntary Petition — evidence.
Where a fraudulent transfer of property is charged as an act of bank-ruptey, in an involuntary petition, great latitude in the admission of evidence should be allowed on the trial, and all the circumstances fairly connected with the transaction may be shown.
In Bankruptcy. On motion for new trial.
J. B. Colahan, for petitioning creditors.
Greenwald & Mayer, for alleged bankrupts.

Opinion:
HÓERAND, District Judge.
The averment in the involuntary petition,in bankruptcy in this case was that the alleged bankrupts conveyed, transferred, concealed, and removed merchandise with intent to hinder, delay, and defraud their creditors.
In the investigation of questions of fraud, as a rule, great latitude is allowed in the admission of evidence, in order that the jury may be able to determine from all the circumstances whether the transaction was fraudulent or not. Questions of fraud can scarcely ever be proven by direct evidence, hence the necessity for the admission of all the circumstances fairly connected with the transaction. All the evidence to which objection was made was clearly admissible, nor can I agree with the exceptants that there was error in the charge of the court.
The motion and reasons for a new trial are overruled.