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 8HAINWALD «.LEWIS. '615 ���Mnkrupts towards the credifofs te|)resënted Uy the asBigneel iy estaWiehed by tke decree oi the' districi court ôf Oiàlifornia; but, under the influence of a wish ajid iniclihàtion to hel^ punish thoae frauds,'we muat be carëful that we de not viôi. late principles ôi law essentiai tO the ihàiritônanbe oi jûàtice. The defendant, Lewis, has a right to insist that he be brou^ht into court as the law providëë, and not btlierwise. If he stie- ceeds in escaping with hià iil-^gotten gains, il will not be fh^ first time that adherence to eseàblished legal rtiles bas resuitexi in enabling bad men to gaiu a temporal^ advantage. This motion, however, is made oû behalf of the creditons ôf Lewie & Co., who may have at least an equal equity with the cred- itors represented bythe aesignee. iFor, àccordin^ to the alle- gations of the bill, the propeftynow in question^ is the prdp- erty of Lewis, artd does^ eidt àppear td be any part of the goods f raudulently acqiiired by the bankrtipts and Lewis froiri the ereditors of the formerl' Nor is it alleged to have been acquired with the ftinds of #hieh the i3ëfendant'hà^ beea ae- clared a trustee, if that could alter ih& eaie. The powers oi courts of banki?ttptcy in thë collection of àssets can only be exercised purstiànt to law," ahd wEene^er it' feecdines necei* sary for the assignee to sue a stranger tô'the bankruptcy j)fd- ceeding he must proceô'd agàinst hini ^S ady Other |)làintiff in a like case wottld hàVe to proceed; that is to ' say, )3f à plenary suit at law or •in' 'equity'. ' There is' hothiiig iû thë bankrupt law whieh de jirivee' parties ciainiiiig property of which they are iti pdSBesaibh'of the usuàr'ptoe'ësses'df thëlà\v in defence of thWr rigMa; ' Sb held'v^here the'bàrikruptcfj^ court took prttperty by a Buttmeiiy jardcëss d\it' of'^he hands bf bne who clàJined the right- bf]pes§eg8ibû iilider à lien, and fedmitted the -geto'eM' prô^i^ty' icl%h %. ' the "bàfaktupt: ■■'tà'à¥- s}iàUy.K'nox,Tii&>¥àlV.S^lL>.-^ ^" v -■-:'-*! '" /': �So, where one claims the absolute property in a'fànd as slgàirist the JaBsi^iie'e- ih^aefi^^ë "ôiûst' liii^ate 'thie julaim in à^lenary suit jit là* bit iueqài^f^''SifeH-Yl-Ma%n, li W^e �-■ The prëseiit'^ife'*iiibife'BWiiiy à baSeW be' litigated in "'a pleriary alia'.f ^iTM''ae%^ee^à'^àMtl'!EieWie= & CàHfoteià"'eaii ����