Chase v. Worth
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsjdvania, ‘ In the matter of George A. Ballantine, bankrupt. Erom an order (179 Fed. 548) of the District Court giving preference to the claims of Worth and others, creditors, Charles A. Chase, trustee, appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
LANNING, Circuit Judge.
The petition of the appellees for leave to- reargue this case has been fully considered and our conclusion is that a reargument is unnecessary. We shall dispose of the case in this opinion, substituting it for our former one.
■ The contest is between the trustee of George A. Ballantine, bankrupt, and certain creditors residing in Paris, France. The question is whether those creditors who áre the appellees are preferred over the general creditors. This question is to be solved by determining whether certain letters of February 1, 1907, should be construed as an equitable…
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