Tennessee Pub. Co. v. Carpenter

ALLEN, Circuit Judge.

Appeal from a decree confirming sale of appellant’s properties, from an order striking from the files appellant’s amended answer and counterclaim, and from an order denying petition for rehearing.

Appellee filed a creditor’s bill on March 3, 1933, as receiver of a national bank which held certain overdue notes and bonds as collateral therefor, secured by a mortgage held by named trustees on the physical property of appellant. On the same day the District Court appointed a receiver ex parte to administer appellant’s assets. Appellant answered on May 8, 1933, and on June 3,…