Task: songer_majvotes

What follows is an opinion from a United States Court of Appeals.
Your task is to determine the number of judges who voted in favor of the disposition favored by the majority. Judges who concurred in the outcome but wrote a separate concurring opinion are counted as part of the majority. For most cases this variable takes the value "2" or "3." However, for cases decided en banc the value may be as high as 15. Note: in the typical case, a list of the judges who heard the case is printed immediately before the opinion. If there is no indication that any of the judges dissented and no indication that one or more of the judges did not participate in the final decision, then all of the judges listed as participating in the decision are assumed to have cast votes with the majority. The number of majority votes recorded includes district judges or other judges sitting by designation who participated on the appeals court panel. If there is an indication that a judge heard argument in the case but did not participate in the final opinion (e.g., the judge died before the decision was reached), that judge is not counted in the number of majority votes.

PER CURIAM.
A trustee in bankruptcy sought to set aside as a voidable preference a transfer of stock by the bankrupt made within four months before the filing of his petition in bankruptcy.
Ansel B. Solenberger, the bankrupt, sold forged bonds in the amount of $3,000 to Eldridge M. Lemley. He sold other forged bonds to Mrs. Mary' K. Aulick, and was otherwise indebted to her, his total obligation to her being $10,700. When Mrs. Aulick and Lemley severally discovered the frauds committed against them, they demanded restitution. Solenberger obtained Lemley’s endorsement on his (Solenberger’s) own note to Lemley in the amount of $10,700. This note the bankrupt delivered to Mrs. Au-liek. At the same time, Solenberger executed his note to Lemley for $13,700, secured by the pledge to Lemley of 158 shares of stock in the Frederick County Improvement Corporation as collateral, which collateral is said to be worth approximately $40,000. Later, Mrs. Au-lick sued Lemley and recovered the amount of the endorsed note.
The case was tried before the referee, who held that the transfer of the pledged stock constituted a voidable preference. On review, the District Judge held that the transfer of the stock was voidable, insofar as it undertook to secure the payment in full of the $3,000 due by the bankrupt to Lemley. As to the $10,700, the transfer was held by the District Judge to be for a valuable present consideration and beyond attack. The trustee appealed to this court. The case is here upon a stipulation of facts entered into by counsel in substitution for a record of the testimony which had been mechanically recorded, but could not be transcribed because of some mechanical failure.
In the argument before this court, various contentions were advanced which could make the case turn one way or another, depending on a more complete disclosure of the facts. Conflicting inferences are urged by the respective litigants which, in justice to them, ought to be resolved by detailed and recorded testimony. One of the hypotheses suggested, which is founded upon inferences permissible from the brief stipulation of primary facts, is that the bankrupt came into unconditional possession of his own note after it had been endorsed by Lemley, and that he used this note, independently of Lemley, to pay and discharge the claim of Mrs. Aulick. Under this hypothesis, it may well be concluded, if Mrs. Aulick where made a party to the proceeding, that the preferential transfer was to her rather than to Lemley, and that she is obligated to make restitution to the trustee. Other conclusions are not precluded by the sketchy stipulation in this record. Precisely what occurred between the bankrupt, Lemley, and Mrs. Aulick in connection with these transactions should be fully developed so that the relative rights and obligations of the parties may be correctly determined.
Under these circumstances, we think that, in the interest of justice, the action of the District Court should neither be affirmed nor reversed at this time, but that the order should be vacated and the case remanded to the District Court with leave to join such additional parties as may appear appropriate, to take testimony, either before the referee or in open court as the district judge may in his discretion determine, and for such further proceedings as may be deemed necessary.
Kemanded for further proceedings.

Question: What is the number of judges who voted in favor of the disposition favored by the majority?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 4
F. 5
G. 6
H. 7
I. 8
J. 9
K. 10
L. 11
M. 12
N. 13
O. 14
P. 15
Q. Not ascertained
Answer:

Answer: A