Ralph Meyer v. Irving I. Bass, Trustee in Bankruptcy of the Estate of Vensep, Inc., Etc., Bankrupt, and Division of Labor Law Enforcement, Irving I. Bass, Trustee in Bankruptcy of the Estate of Vensep, Inc., Bankrupt v. Ralph Meyer

281 F.2d 728 Ralph MEYER, Appellant, v. Irving I. BASS, Trustee in Bankruptcy of the Estate of Vensep, Inc., etc., Bankrupt, and Division of Labor Law Enforcement, Appellees. Irving I. BASS, Trustee in Bankruptcy of the Estate of Vensep, Inc., Bankrupt, Appellant, v. Ralph MEYER, Appellee. No. 16459. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. July 11, 1960. Max Sisenwein, Dorothy Kendall, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant. Quittner, Stutman & Treister, Los Angeles, Cal., for the appellee Bass. Pauline Nightingale, Conrad Lee Klein and Joseph Abihider, Los Angeles, Cal., for the Division of Labor Law Enforcement. Before STEPHENS, BARNES and MERRILL, Circuit Judges. MERRILL, Circuit Judge. 1 Vensep, Inc., suffered business failure in its operation of a restaurant and cocktail lounge in Culver City, California. It made a general assignment of its assets to Meyer for benefit of its creditors. Later, in response to an involuntary petition in bankruptcy, it was adjudicated bankrupt. This action is brought by the Trustee in Bankruptcy against Meyer, as assignee, seeking to surcharge Meyer for sums paid by him to discharge certain obligations to the State of California and expenses…