United States v. Jones, Receiver

Opinion summary

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The case involved the United States government seeking to recover funds from a receiver, Jones, who was managing assets of an insolvent insurance company. The core issue revolved around whether certain payments made by the insurance company prior to its insolvency were fraudulent transfers under federal law and thus recoverable by the government. The Supreme Court held that these payments constituted preferential transfers rather than fraudulent ones because they were made in good faith for services rendered and not with intent to defraud creditors. Consequently, such transactions could not be voided simply due to their timing relative to the company's financial collapse.