Hudson v. Wylie

242 F.2d 435 John Lucas HUDSON, Sr. and Pacific-Palmdale Development Company, a corporation, Appellants. v. William A. WYLIE, as Trustee in Bankruptcy of the Estate of John Lucas Hudson, Sr., a bankrupt, Appellee. No. 15110. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. March 1, 1957. Rehearing Denied April 11, 1957. 1 Merrill L. Granger, Santa Monica, Cal., for appellants. 2 Craig, Weller & Laugharn, Thomas Tobin and William E. Bartley, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee. 3 Before BONE and BARNES, Circuit Judges, and ROSS, District Judge. 4 ROSS, District Judge. 5 This is an appeal from an order of the District Court, Southern District of California, Central Division, affirming on review Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order of a Referee in Bankruptcy. This case has an interesting background. 6 To make this opinion understandable a somewhat lengthy statement of the case history must be given. John Lucas Hudson, Sr., filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy on April 19th, 1954, and on that date was adjudged a bankrupt. He has at all times been represented in this bankruptcy matter by one Merrill L. Granger. 7 As the brain child of Hudson and Granger the Pacific Palmdale…