Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

“ But it is the settled law of Massachusetts that such a fictitious identity does not satisfy the statute, that the trustee in bankruptcy is 'a person other than the parties thereto,' and that, therefore, as against him the mortgage is void. ”

“ This case also betrays no sense of inconsistency with its predecessor, and is cited by the supreme court of Massachusetts as authority for its last-quoted statement of law. See, further, Bliss v. Crosier, 159 Mass. 498, 34 N. E. 1075. ”