Montaigne v. Rossvill Alcohol & Chemical Corp.

MANTON, Circuit Judge.

The American Solvents & Chemical Corporation, on a voluntary petition, was adjudicated a bankrupt on February 13,1932, and on March 7, 1932, the Irving Trust Company was appointed trustee in bankruptcy. An order was entered on March 7, 1932, in the bankruptcy proceeding, directing all claimants to file their claim's with the trustee on or before April 6, 1932, and notice thereof was served by publication and by mail. Appellant did not file the claim of the state of Delaware. On May 17,1982, the appellees Westrup and Wood offered a bid for the purchase of the assets of…