In re Bushnell
District Court, D. Connecticut
In Bankruptcy. In the matter of bankruptcy proceedings of Henry E. Bushnell, bankrupt. Appeal by the City and Town of Meriden from a referee’s order disallowing certain taxes and interest owed by the bankrupt and claimed to be due the city and town, under Bankruptcy Act, § 64a.
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, District Judge.
The city of Meriden claims to be a preferred creditor of the bankrupt, Henry E. Bushnell, for city taxes, *652with interest due and unpaid amounting on June 11, 1913, to $688.80 for the years and in the amounts as follows:
The town of Meriden also claims to be a preferred creditor for taxes and interest amounting on said day to $737.20, for the years and in the amounts as follows:
Said taxes were assessed and levied by the city and town upon personal property of the bankrupt, consisting of goods and property used by him in the business of a retail grocery and liquor store,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- New Jersey v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Union School District v. BishopSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1904
- In re WeissmanDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1910
- City of Waterbury v. O'LoughlinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1907